13 Lies We Tell Ourselves (About Others)

Have you ever lied? (You just did by not admitting it.) We all lie. We all have lied. We all will lie (in the future).

There are many reasons why we lie. Sometimes it's out of fear. Sometimes it's out of embarrassment. Sometimes it's because we're afraid of the consequences of the truth. Sometimes it's to protect somebody else. (Can you think of any reasons why you've lied in the past?)

And then there are the people who we lie to. We lie to potential future employers (on our resume). We lie in the way we present ourselves in public (as someone we're really not). We lie about the experiences we've had (ok, it's just an exaggeration/embellishment, not a lie).

And we also lie to ourselves. I don't know if you've ever thought about it, but it's true. We lie to ourselves and sometimes it's a minimizing/degrading in our own minds of who we are that's the issue with many people.

Usually what comes out of this wrong (self-pity/false humility~ish type) thinking is another "lying" pattern...

13 Lies We Tell Ourselves (About Others):

1. They won't like us.
2. They don't like us.
3. They won't accept us.
4. They won't forgive us.
5. They are better than us.
6. We are better than them.
7. They got/get all the breaks.
8. Their pain isn't as bad as ours.
9. They didn't work hard to get to where they're at.
10. They are not worthy of our help.
11. We are not worthy of their help.
12. They're too stupid.
13. They'll never change.

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