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Or is he just jealous of other people's success. Because whenever me or any of my or even his friends are happy about something, he always tries to bring them down it seems by mentioning how it probably won't work out. He does it to me a lot. Like when I wanted to start going to the gym, he told me it will probably take me forever and that I might not ever even get any results. Now, don't get me wrong. Overall, my brother is a decent guy. He can be pretty nice sometimes, but it seems whenever someone is succeeding in life, he has to bring them down. And I don't know if it's because he gets pleasure from bringing people down because he is a sadist or because he is jealous and has some insecurities.
Your brother may well be trying to save you later distress by defending you against enthusiasm, which can be a dangerous article in young people who wobble, or who go from one extreme to another.
So he attempts to temper that enthusiasm with some reality before any disappointment and attendant crashing and burning can take place.
If you temper your enthusiasm in front of him, he won't have to do it for you. Try not being enthusiastic about your next activity, try taking it slow, being low key, and see what happens.
Motivation is like steam. If you release it, you lose it.
If you need it to fuel you, you have to keep it inside. If I told you 'those that talk, never do, and those that do, never talk' you would have heard that wouldn't you?
Not talking about a project can be a very solid place to stand on when you want to complete that project. All you can do by talking, is reduce it, taint it, open it to criticism or objection. Remaining silent to use that power is one of the tricks of adulthood. :)