Lies We Tell Ourselves: The Psychology of Self-Deception
Cortney S. Warren
Top 10 Best Quotes
“Self-deception comes from not having enough psychological strength to admit the truth and deal with the consequences that will follow when the truth is acknowledges.”
“The areas in which we felt most insecure, unsafe, unloved, uncomfortable, embarrassed, angry, and generally unresolved as a child are the areas that we will be most prone to self-deception as an adult.”
“Perhaps the most tragic way that self-deception harms us is that we start believing our lies and we teach them to others.”
“At the most basic level, self-deception is fooling ourselves into believing something that is false -- or -- not believing something that is true.”
“When what we say doesn't match how we act, we are lying to ourselves.”
“We lie to reflect the aspirational goals that we unconsciously know we will not uphold.”
“The truth is that our self-deceptive lies range from seemingly tiny untruths to massive life-altering falsehoods about reality.”
“When we aren't honest with ourselves about who we are and what we want, we allow other people and circumstance to determine our life course.”
“One major cost of self-deception is that we use painful life experiences to justify being non-ideal versions of ourselves.”
“The more we lie to ourselves about how we are contributing to our problems, the more harm we will cause to ourselves and our relationships because we will blame others for undesirable aspects of our lives instead of taking responsibility for our role.”
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