Self-centered: Everything is all about you. You don't care about anyone's feelings except your own. Someone tells you about something going on in their own life, and all you can do is think of how it affects you. You lack consideration of how the things you do affect other people. If you feel bad, then you make everyone else feel bad, because it's all about you.
Self-preservation: If you were in a toxic friendship (too much drama, the person is self-centered, inconsiderate, wastes all your time, etc.), and had to get out of it because it was constantly bringing you down, that would be self-preservation. If you were to avoid a situation you know would be harmful to you physically/mentally/emotionally, that would be self-preservation.
Hope that helps a bit, and that it wasn't too general.
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Date: 2005-04-18 09:49 pm (UTC)Self-preservation: If you were in a toxic friendship (too much drama, the person is self-centered, inconsiderate, wastes all your time, etc.), and had to get out of it because it was constantly bringing you down, that would be self-preservation. If you were to avoid a situation you know would be harmful to you physically/mentally/emotionally, that would be self-preservation.
Hope that helps a bit, and that it wasn't too general.