Oh I see. I call that proactive, the way Covey uses it in 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Some people just aren't very proactive and they don't take full responsibility for their lives. They give up their responsibility for their lives upto chance or other people nad blame them when things don't go like they expect.
Anyhoo, it sounds like you've got a lot straightened out. I'd be careful of being too paranoid, though, because that may lead to not sacrificing anything ever for fear of being taken advantage or whatever.
In response to your original question, I don't know much beyond what I've said. If you'd recommend another person to do the same thing if the roles were switched around, then I'd say you're acting pretty fairly. If, instead, you'd say, "no, I'll sacrifice this but others can't." then you're probably being too self-sacrificial.
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