34 Lies People Tell Themselves To Feel Better.

Life isn't always rainbows and butterflies.

Published 4 years ago

Life isn't always rainbows and butterflies.

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“There is light at the end of the tunnel”. Life is the journey inside that tunnel. Sometimes that journey gets hard, other times it gets easier, but we will never reach that light. The idea of a perfect place does not exist, because life itself is not perfect as we always have something to complain about.

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For adults specifically: doing your best = success. Don’t get me wrong, doing your best is something to be proud of, but doing your best without preparation/dedication/practice leads to nowhere

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That the good times we have now --cheap and available gasoline, food in abundance, even pleasant weather-- can continue indefinitely. We will run out of Nitrogen for crop growth, we will exhaust the available crude oil, climate change will catch up with us. Our grandkids will not have the plentiful resources we have enjoyed for decades, period.

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I just saw Dear Evan Hansen. It's way off base when it comes to mental illness and personality disorders, but it comes as no surprise that it was such a hit on Broadway. It leans heavily on all the myths people want to believe. The truth is that reaching out to your family or friends often doesn't help because they have no idea how to help you or might even be partly responsible for your trauma. For some people, depression and anxiety are intractable even with the best possible treatment. Some people are constitutionally incapable of empathy and will always harm those around them

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I live for my loved ones. I lost my wife during childbirth and 4 months later my daughter passed away from a heart condition that was inoperable

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That they're more unique than they are similar to everyone else. No. No. No. You're a typical human being. Nice try Karen.

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That they could have been a world beater in a sport if they hadn't found alcohol/drugs/search etc.. the discipline is what separates most of us, unless you have a huge support network to keep you on track it's self discipline and ambition which drives people to be world class. But its easier to blame other things than yourself

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They tell themselves: "It doesn't matter what others think of you. Just be yourself, lead your life the way you wish - things have a way of working out."

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“If I fall asleep right now I’ll get X-hours of sleep.” You’re gonna be awake for a while, honey.

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There's a few but the main one I tell myself if that the people who hurt me are also hurting. As a kid I thought people bullied each other because their lives sucked, and then I realized my life also sucked and I didn't treat other people like that so what was their excuse

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People always get what's coming to them. The reality is that sometimes the people who tormented you all those years ago are likely living pretty good lives.

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Money can’t buy happiness. Don’t have a house, job, and are starving? Don’t worry, just because you’re poor, doesn’t mean that having a mansion, 5 course meals, or a six digit salary will make you happier!

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"If I only get this over with , everything is going to be easy!" Life never runs out of waves to shake you. But while it isn't easy, you do learn to surf better.

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A positive attitude will make you physically better. As a chick with cancer, I get the “just have the positive attitude” advice a lot … which always irked me. No one who feels like c**p wants to fake a positive mindset to make others feel better. My fave response to someone telling me that (again) was actually from a nurse in the room who said: “Please! I’m seen a whole lot of true b****es survive cancer.” That nurse is forever my hero.

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Im not an alcoholic , it's not an addiction i can stop whenever i want .. it's just party , birthday, Wednesday or whatever i earned this one and next one ! being like that for 22 years, coming from heavily alcoholic home , sobered up few years ago and it was by far best decision of my life !

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"I am going to tell/live MY truth." Your truth is just an excuse for your actions just or not. It's not the objective truth.

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There is someone out there for everyone. Not everyone finds their partner, there is no rule love must follow.

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"looks don't matter" I've noticed that this is generally said by attractive people, and people who have never struggled in dating

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I believe that every single person (me included) think that they are a bit smarter than what they truly are.

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Crime doesn’t pay. I know someone that embezzled over $1 million and got probation and has to pay back less than 10% restitution

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That the majority of people have a good soul and a good heart. I tell myself this all the time. I’m constantly proven wrong. In reality, the majority of people are selfish and unkind, especially when it comes to other people.