6 Harsh Truths People Prefer to Ignore
1. You Can’t Always Get What You Want
From diet pills to the law of attraction to prostitution to psychotropic drugs, humans are constantly on the search to change, restore or improve things. Sometimes we are able to improve things, sometimes we aren’t and sometimes we improve things but cause other things to get worse.
Using the examples I just listed, one can see how these things may offer solutions but cannot make any promises.
Diet pills work for some who are just trying to lose a few pounds; it doesn’t work for people who need an overhaul on their diet. The law of attraction may help some to think more positively thereby causing them to take more chances and receive more results. But because one’s perspective of life is limited, one fails to consider that getting what one wants could be the worst thing to ever happen. Prostitution could lead to sex but not necessarily connection. Psychotropic drugs lessen symptoms for some, but may cause suicidal ideation in others.
We humans will continue to push the envelope when it comes to science and technology but the fact remains that these things won’t give us what we really want. And if they do, it may come at a hefty price.
2. Your Parent(s) May Not Love You
This is a tough pill to swallow for both a child and an adult. To be loved by one’s primary caregiver is to understand that one is inherently lovable, worthy and acceptable. As one grows, anyone who challenges the notion that they aren’t enough will be shut down. The worry of being flawed is merely a thought that doesn’t need to be taken seriously.
But when one suspects that they were loved because of the role they played for their primary caregiver or weren’t loved because they couldn’t play the role, it’s a life of second-guessing oneself, low self-esteem and anxiety.
Children aren’t stupid. They know when a painful shard is thrown their way, whether it was masked in a compliment, a toy or a threat. They also know that they need their caregiver because they aren’t old enough to fend for themselves.
As a result, they will do what is necessary to protect themselves. One of the things someone can do to…
