Subconscious. Its ingrained since childhood. Dont blame yourself, its not your inherent personality, as children we're not in control of how we are moulded.
You CAN change though, and professional help may be a good starting point.
Dont expect a therapist to be your friend!! Thats insane. an you imagine being a professional and getting emotionally involved in every client? Itd make you go mad, its impossible. They're not a friend, they're friendly though, and they're there to sort you out.
As uch as I hate Philosophy and Spirituality at the moment, there have been good posts there on this sort of thing in the past. Maybe have a look there.
But if you're going to change, its going to be hard and gruelling work and itll happen much sooner if you see a therapist and trust them.
Good luck
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