History PlayingWith / GoodFeelsGood

** Eventually, BeingGoodSucks.

* '''Exaggerated''': Alice doing good deeds on a daily basis not only makes her feel good, but makes her strong.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice is TheEmpath and frequently helps people, but doesn't feel any intrinsic pleasure in good deeds, but because the suffering of others is physically unpleasant to her, and the actions she selfishly takes to make herself feel better results in people being helped, but sometimes people don't ''want'' help, but she doesn't care. . .

* '''Enforced''': The author thinks this is a positive message.

* '''Invoked''': The hero tries to get the villain to see that doing good brings happiness.

** Alice is doing good things because she feels good after doing them, not because they benefit the people she's doing them for. As a result, she comes off as [[HolierThanThou callous and self-righteous]], even if she's helping people. And that's before she runs into cases where her idea of "doing good" is wildly different from what the people she's [[UnwantedAssistance helping]] actually want.

** Alice is doing good things because she feels good after doing them, not because they benefit the people she's doing them for. As a result, she comes off as rather [[HolierThanThou callous and self-righteous]] even as she's helping people. And that's before she runs into cases where her idea of "doing good" is wildly different from what the people she's [[UnwantedAssistance helping]] actually want.

** Alice [[HeelRealization realizes]] that doing good ''solely'' for "good feels" makes her callous and self-righteous, so she corrects her errors by actually doing good for ''the benefit of others'' rather than for her own ego. If people have different forms of doing good, Alice learns to understand the people she is trying to help and/or if they want her help in the first place. In the end, even if doing good has its costs, Alice's actions not only made positive impacts for others, they [[RousseauWasRight inspire people to help one and another]].

** Alice [[HeelRealization realizes]] her unintentional callous and self-righteous image and corrects it by actually doing good for the benefit of others rather than for her own ego. If people have different forms of doing good, Alice learns and understands the people she is trying to help before doing said good. In the end, even if doing good has its costs, Alice's actions not only made positive impacts for others; they [[RousseauWasRight inspire others to help one and another]].

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** Alice [[HeelRealization realizes]] her unintentional callous and self-righteous image and corrects it by actually doing good for the benefit of others rather than for her own ego. If people have different forms of doing good, Alice learns and understands the people she is trying to help before doing said good. In the end, even if doing good has its costs, Alice's actions actually help and [[RousseauWasRight inspire others to help one and another]].

* '''Lampshaded''': "It never occurred to me before that GoodFeelsGood. After all, I enjoyed being evil myself."
* '''Invoked''': The hero tries to get the villain to see that GoodFeelsGood.

* '''Defied''': The villian is afraid of doing something good because he's afraid he might enjoy it.
* '''Discussed''': "I wonder when he'll realize GoodFeelsGood."
* '''Conversed''': "If only my favorite TV villain would realize GoodFeelsGood. [[CutLexLuthorACheck That way, he can use his brains to actually help others instead of making them miserable]]."

** Alice is doing good things because she feels good after doing them, not because they benefit the people she's doing them for. As a result, she comes off as rather callous and self-righteous even as she's helping people. And that's before she runs into cases where her idea of "doing good" is wildly different from what the people she's [[UnwantedAssistance helping]] actually want.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob, who was one of those that took advantage of Alice, sees that Alice ''still'' commits acts of kindness even after he took advantage of her. He wonders why Alice would continue to do so until he does one for himself. "Is this what doing good feels like? It feels...nice."

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* '''Parodied''': Alice only did good when she was being clumsy. Even then, she enjoyed seeing that others are happy.

** Alice is doing good things because she feels good after doing them, not because they benefit the people she's doing them for. As a result, she comes off as rather callous and self-righteous even as she's helping people. And that's before she runs into cases where her idea of "doing good" is wildly different from what the people she's [[StopHelpingMe helping]] actually want.

* '''Deconstructed''': Alice does so many acts of kindness that others [[TakingAdvantageOfGenerosity have taken advantage of her kindness]].

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** BeingEvilSucks

* '''Justified''': Alice had experience someone being kind to her, and she thought she about doing the same to others.

* '''Enforced''': Alice is revealed to be TheChosenOne for the side of good at the beginning of the story, despite being evil at that time. Later on in the story, once she realizes that GoodFeelsGood, [[HeelFaceTurn she switches sides]].

* '''Enforced''': Alice is revealed to be TheChosenOne for the side of good at the beginning of the story, despite being evil at that time. Later on in the story, once she realizes that being GoodFeelsGood, [[HeelFaceTurn she switches sides]].
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* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice is TheEmpath, but doesn't feel any intrinsic pleasure in good deeds, but because the suffering of others is physically unpleasant to her, and the actions she selfishly takes to remove this unpleasant stimulus so she can feel better results in people actually being helped.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice is TheEmpath, but doesn't feel any intrinsic pleasure in good deeds, but because the suffering of others is physically unpleasant to her, and the actions she selfishly takes to remove this unpleasant stimulus results in people actually being helped.

* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

'''Basic Trope''': Doing good deeds makes a character feel better about himself.