#self-concept

#self-concept

Both times, bungee jumping had presented itself neatly packaged, properly regulated and entirely safe, and I declined with little-to-no hesitation. Zambia, on the other hand, met me differently. On a warm, windless day over the Zambezi River, standing in front of a rickety platform with little to suggest international safety compliance, I found myself ready to jump. Not metaphorically-genuinely, wholeheartedly ready. I would have done it too, if not for the people with me urging otherwise-and that says something.

When a person's self-concept is impaired, the 'self' is always vulnerable. Moreover, those with a vulnerable self-concept may misperceive the actions of others and attribute malicious intent where none exists.