🔼: [[⭐️ Emotions]]
# Self-Righteousness[^1]
>“The conviction that one’s beliefs and behaviors are the most correct.”
>— Cynthia Nordstrom and Susan L. Thomas
An [[⭐️ Emotions|emotion]] which inspires performative moral outrage, proving to you or other people that you care about something. When we're feeling self-righteous we're closed-minded, inflexible, [[💡 Black-and-White Thinking|intolerant of ambiguity]], and less likely to consider others’ opinions. A lack of grounded confidence in ourselves blocks real [[☀️ Connection|connection]].
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Self-righteousness is a sign that our self-concept is in trouble. The only way we can raise it is by stepping on someone else.
>“The self-righteous scream judgments against others to hide the noise of skeletons dancing in their own closets.”
>— John Mark Green
Self-righteousness is a relative of [[💡 Schadenfreude]] and the [[💡 Near Enemy]] of [[💡 Righteousness]].
[^1]: [[📖 ✅ Atlas of the Heart (Show)]] Episode 4