Might I feel superior because I am a wimp?

Well here is an interesting look at how we deal with our own wimpy-ness, or how we deal with unconscious cognitive dissonance.

Herbert, W. (2008, August 6). Suckers and Saints: How We Rationalize Being Wimpy. Newsweek.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/151158

The author argues from research done that when we are feeling insecure, inadequate or stupid for being too weak to say no to an inappropriate request, we compensate for this psychologically by interpreting our actions as saintly, and the actions of anyone who refused to do the inappropriate task as ‘sinful’. On the other hand when we are feeling secure and confident, we do not need such self-glorification.