[hedberg10]

The world is a mirror. If you invite people into yours and react in any way, they have a tiny slice of control over your day. You get infected by their negativity or positivity - that is what you mirror and put out and that is what comes back to you. So you need to be aware and in control of what you let in. The concept of the pendulum in reality transurfing. Voodoo, but helpful to me.

So if I'm being really mean: Many reviews serve only that purpose. It's not about the [thing]. It's about subtly influencing a life - yours. Narcissism, if you will, though much more subtle than usually understood and manipulative for sure. The critic puts himself above the creator, usually these days the critic has no hope in hell in creating anything equal, but gets to feel superior anyway. "I am not able to create a painting like da Vinci, I shall submit this pissoir."

Also if you are that hypersensitive: Look into avoidant personality disorder. And "Stalking the Soul" by Hirigoyen[1].

[1]https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08FCNRD6L/ref=dbs_a_def_r...