Does anyone get a "Buzz" from helping people?

Hi people. Yesterday I helped this guy lift his shopping basket onto the till so he could pay for his shopping and he said thank you, I just got like a Major Buzz from this. Does anyone else get these "Buzzes" .

Now I think I am addicted to helping people lolololol.


-James

Yes ...

Now you're hooked! You'll be helping granny's to cross the road next! :laugh:

But --

-- make sure they want to cross the street first. You wouldn't want to go dragging Granny away from where she's going just because she's standing at the street corner. Be very careful of swinging hand-bags ...

:laugh:

I used to know a girl who had her whole self-image wrapped up in helping others. It got so that she would be evidently disappointed - cross even - if someone didn't have a (serious) problem to tell her about. She would then go about bringing up problematic stuff by probing questions on all the sensitive areas about past problems, suggesting that perhaps they were not as 'solved' as they seem to be ...

A conversation with her was an interesting experience in psychic vampirism. :S

Maxim 20 : Intervention: To know when not to act.

A Jedi knows how inaction can have as great an impact as action and how some of the greatest lessons are self-taught. To be a victor is also taking that victory from those you protect. A Jedi intervenes only when a Jedi's intervention is required.

24 years in the fire service and 17 as a paramedic...Oh Yeah. It is amazing how after all this time, I still love to be there when people are having the worst day of their lives, and knowing I can help.

The best part is drifting off into the background when the work is done. I have always had trouble accepting praise. It freaks me out more than running into a burning building. :blush:

Yes, absolutely. There's nothing like the feeling that you've made a positive difference in someone's day.

I find that doing these sorts of things in unexpected situations not only allows you to help others, it lets you become an example of a more cooperative way of living. It needn't be life-changing... minimal gains mean a big change over time.

I love helping people. I think being to service to others is at the core of being a Jedi.

jammy12789 wrote: Hi people. Yesterday I helped this guy lift his shopping basket onto the till so he could pay for his shopping and he said thank you, I just got like a Major Buzz from this. Does anyone else get these "Buzzes" .

Now I think I am addicted to helping people lolololol.


-James

I don't get a buzz. You'd think that the bigger the help the bigger the buzz, but I saved a guy's life, and he's a lot more excited about it than I am... I don't regret doing it lol but I think more like "what else did you expect me to do?"

Helping an old man cross the street is a slightly slower form of crossing the street on your own, it's just not that big a deal (which is why I'm surprised it doesn't happen more).

Alexandre's reference to maxim 20 is an important one to remember, especially if you work or volunteer in health and social care. A big part of my job as a support worker is encouraging people to do things for themselves. I get as much if not more of a buzz from empowering another person by maintaining their independence.

I remember hearing that it's a doccumented experiance that most people get feel goods from doing volunteer work or helping others. It's why some folks say that this 'selfless' work is actually selfish as well.

Selfless or selfish, I enjoy volunteering anyways

Phortis Nespin wrote: The best part is drifting off into the background when the work is done. I have always had trouble accepting praise. It freaks me out more than running into a burning building. :blush:

I sure hope you folks get thanked more than I do. Almost ten years in the military for me and I still feel uncomfortable when I get thanked for my service. I'm just here doing a job I enjoy! I just happen to wear a different uniform to work and my work sometimes is half way around the world. I really do apreciate the thanks but I've never felt that I've made any huge sacrifice that I deserve it. It's just what I signed up to do and what I enjoy doing.