Have you done something for yourself even though it caused pain to others you loved?

I think this is a pretty damn hard question to answer. To answer it, you have to admit to selfishness of a sort that most people condemn.

If you’ve done something like this, and if you’re willing to talk about it, can you describe what you did, and how you felt afterwards? Did you get what you thought you were going to get? Were you happier, after all? Was it worth it?