Honesty is one of those traits that everyone, well most people, believes they possess. Just listen to everyday speech… how many times do you hear ‘honestly mate’ or ‘it’s the honest truth’?
In reality most of us are far from honest and the person we tell the biggest fibs to is ourself!
I’m sure you’ve told yourself at one point or another that you didn’t really eat that much, you could afford the new car and that you were happy just the way you were. I know I have told these lies and do you know what? They didn’t help me one bit.
When you reach a point in your life when you want to change you can no longer afford to lie to youself. If you do then positive changes won’t occur and you’ll be back in the same rut as before.
This brutal honesty is hard and often painful but when realised is liberating. So the bottom line is, if you have to lie to your therapist that’s one thing (although I don’t recommend it!) but never, never, never lie to yourself.
Lyn
