Its never ok to lie, and not to yourself.. I always tell dustee the truth she's all I've got to help me
the old saying .."To thy ownself be true." "Never lie to the one you must face in the mirror."
Yes in that case
Yes. It's always okay to lie if you need to save someone's feelings. Even yours!
How do you lie to yourself? Wouldn't you know you were lying? I guess I wouldn't know how to do it.
Lying to yourself = rationalization.
I suppose it's okay for an occasional mental rest bit, as long as it doesn't become a life's coping skill.
I think its confusing...I'm sure I do it to but don't notice it. But after I do it I begin to question myself. I don't think you should so I'm gonna go with yes. :)
People lie to themselves ALL the time. Lying to yourself is the worst kind of lie. Be honest with yourself, no matter how ugly the truth is. NOTHING good ever comes from a lie anyways.
Lying to yourself is a typical technique taught in self help books. It is the theory of self fulfilling prophecy- if you are told or tell yourself that you are smart then you will begin to behave as a smart person. Perfectly healthy in most situations:).
I think it's a defense mechanism in some cases. Hoping for the best, but expecting the worse, as it were. So, in that case the question is moot. We are going to do it subconsciously in some cases. I strive on a daily basis to learn what I've been naive to within my own life and experiences.
The only problem with lying to yourself, is that eventually you have to face the truth. Why prolong something you know is going to happen.
Let me give you and example- Your living with your boyfriend of, let's say 10 years, the problem is you love him with all your heart even though you know he's unfaithful to you quite often, all of your friends know and try to tell you, but you convince yourself every thing is okay, you still turn your head to this infidelity. One day after several kids you realize you can no longer take this kind of treatment, you can no longer lie to yourself that everything's okay.
It would have been easier to face the truth and not lie to yourself ten years ago.
Sometimes we have to be strong and not lie to ourselves even if it hurts.
it is ok to lie to yourself but like if u get raped and say it dint happen in your head then its not ok
Honesty is always the best policy; keep your integrity intact.
It all depends on the context in which u r asking. For example, someone may have disabilities and they know it but they tell them self they r smart. Or someone is disgusted but they tell themselves they r beautiful. Self talk in positive helps our self esteem. But,if we do something bad, as humans, we have the tendency to rationalize things so we don't face our wrongs and our sin. I think everyone prob does this. But, we will all stand before God one day and give an account for our lives. Everything we do ( and think) matters. :) remember God loves u.:)
I personally think lying to yourself is foolish. I think you're talking about ignoring your problems and thinking they'll leave you alone if you stop thinking about them. Am I close? But admitting that there are no problems is not a good choice. You see, it depends on how you react to life and what it throws at ya. You can't say "I didn't see the ball." That's lying to yourself. You need to twist and turn to avoid it. So yeah, my answer is no you shouldn't lie to yourself. But you should resolve your problems or they'll keep haunting you.
I'll pray for you :)
Why lie to yourself when they're so many people willing to do it for you?
Keep it real. And why lie to yourself? You no its not true. I don't lie to anyone. I paid a very high price due to my older sister always being a liar. To this day I still struggle and have deep pain from what she caused me. It hurts! The truth may hurt a little but a lie will hurt a lifetime. Trust me
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