2. Boyfriend/Girlfriend. If they don’t have one they feel like less of a person or left behind. When they do have a boyfriend or girlfriend they lose themselves in the relationship. It becomes their sole focus and they tend to immerse themselves in the other person’s interests and desires. When the relationship ends, they are left with nothing.
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3. Looks. In the long term, and sometimes short term, looks change and fade. In the meantime, they will compare themselves with others, obsess over every imperfection and live off of the compliments of others. This is particularly rampant among teen girls.
4. Success. When people define their existence on their success, they will be as good as their last accomplishment. Even when they succeed, there’s a shelf life before they will have to go find their next achievement to prove their self-worth. It’s an endless cycle of pressure to perform over and over gain. When they fail, they’ll identify themselves as failures.
