Many favourable responses, other category. Is selfless behaviour therapeutic? .?

Question

I say the following because I'm not sure that people believe me when I say I want to help people AND myself. To get help in helping, I need others to believe me. The following is verifiable. I have had a habit of putting others first too extremely, out of guilt, but once I had a chance to sincerely put another person first. We were coating a factory roof with waterproofing. My freind stepped in some and slid to the edge, which was about 40 feet off the cement below. Half his body was hanging over the edge and he couldn't get back on the roof. There were railings down there that could easliy break any bone in the body at such a drop. This was one time that I was truly and totally concerned about someone else. Within, I felt more peaceful than I had ever felt before. I think it's because my mind was completely off myself. I was certain that I would die if I tried to pull him up, but I did it. It's sounds corny, like it's out of a story, but he was the nephew of a policeman.

For the person who said that you were a “bitter, miserable wretch of a person”, you didn't need to say it – it’s self-evident (humour). As for errors, published authors make them; editors find them. I know - I belong to the Canadian Author's association. Here they are more frequent because they are less consequential. It's more difficult to find your own errors than it is to find others'. The content is what's important, and if the reader can understand the question it's served its purpose. Since your answer is relevant to the question, I assume you understood it. Now, the 'endorphin' thing (did I spell it right?). Anyway, that's what kicks in first. I simply wanted to PROTECT myself. It was a deliberate choice not to listen to what my endorphins were telling me. I have lots of opportunity to run this by a professional. I will do so.

Answer 1

I am a bitter, miserable wretch of a person who feels better when I can slam a person or two, so here it goes, you misspelled friend and your "life altering event" was just something a friend would naturally do, and a rush of adrenaline gave you the strength to do it. The peaceful feeling afterward was simply your brain secreting endorphins to block any pain you may have caused yourself during your adrenaline rush
I must know more about this policeman with the clumsy nephew, he sounds fascinating

Answer 2

Absolutely.

You don't have to risk your life or save someone else's. Helping anyone in need or even just offering makes me feel great.

That being said, you do have to be choosy about where you do your volunteering. Some charitable work is not appreciated by the recipients, and the experience can make you bitter toward them.

I volunteered at a local soup kitchen once, and the "customers" there treated us like indentured servants. Needless to say, I never donated my time there again. I wouldn't take that kind of rudeness at work, and I certainly won't put up with it when I am giving my own time to a cause.

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Answer 3

Yes it is