Moon can sometimes get very upset when the things he usually does to get people to like him don’t work. Like, he likes to text people and get them things from the store, but when people don’t respond or don’t thank him, he feels like he’s been cheated. Doing a kind thing for someone is like an informal contract; he does something nice, and he receives praise and feels as though the receiver likes him more than he did before. So, when the receiver doesn’t play by the rules, it’s like he put all the effort in, only to be scammed by the other person. Which isn’t exactly correct, people have no obligation to accept gifts or respond to messages. But he still feels betrayed and frustrated, which can lead to him lashing out at other people. He also gets upset when people don’t do the same for him; he feels like he’s always has to initiate any sort of hang out or exchange, and it makes him feel unwanted. He tends to isolate himself or do other destructive behaviors in order to see if his friends and family like him enough to check on him, and then gets very upset when they don’t. His outbursts only push people away from him, making the cycle worse.
