What is the biggest lie you have ever believed in?

[Tortured_empath]

That there's a limit to the bad in life. Like that things can't get any worse after a certain point and must get better. Not true!

Very much. And the fairytale-philosophy that fairness and goodness wins in the end. It's a crock of shit. I don't know why we get indoctrinated with that from childhood; it sets you up for disappointment.

 

[StillWaiting]

As long as you try hard enough, you will get there ?

 

[Pilum Muralis]

That life gets better as you age.. who ever said that can go f-ing jump :-)

Yes! Maybe for some, but that shit isn't universal enough to warrant the "Golden Years" title. If anything, mine will be "Shitbrown Years".
Maybe I won't have to deal with it because we might have a hurricane on the way....wish me luck, folks!

 

[Halo13]

That being happy was actually attainable. Even mostly content would do.

 

[Bärchen]

"Be yourself"
Love
Looks are not that important

 

[mattwitt]

That everybody goes to Heaven except for really bad people like Hitler, Charles Manson, and Jeffrey Dahmer.

 

[misos9]

"things will get better"
"everything is possible if you work hard for it"

 

[Going Home]

"If you work hard you can have or be anything you want."

 

[blanketyblk]

"god works in a mysterious ways"

 

[Morphinekiss]

"We'll get through this."

 

[blanketyblk]

"Karma" i use to believe in karma that everyone that does bad shit will get it returned to them. not anymore. Kama is dead.

 

[vulturecyclop]

"We are all special and talented in some way, we all have a purpose in life."

 

[Orin]

That we are free.

 

[Bardia]

Other than the things that people already said in here, I believed for a long time that I was a very intelligent person because my parents and teachers said that to me frequently. Well, turns out that I'm not. I think that people should have already figured it out in this century that being a nerd doesn't equal smart. Not all smart people are nerds, and it just makes sense that not all nerds are necessarily smart. Just because I like studying doesn't mean that I'm good at it, and realizing that the hard way because people didn't tell me the truth before was a heavy blow to my self esteem.

You've now convinced me that in fact you're very intelligent.

 

[not_a_robot]

"Sex is supposed to be about love", lol.
If only...

 

[Joannf]

That humans are an 'intelligent species."

That the suffering will lead to some kind of oasis that will make it all worth it.

Nah. It's just suffering upon suffering for 99.99% of people. There is no "better."

I respect your bias but doubt your statistic very, very much

 

[Oblivion Lover]

You've now convinced me that in fact you're very intelligent.

Yeah, they said something like that as well. Only caused further disappointment for me when I realized that wasn't true too.

 

[Joannf]

Animals slowly die when they lose hope, so hope is what we do best. What we also do is overestimate human mental potential. We expect too much. We do that to feel better, and to forget that life is deadly, so it's understandable. But once the delusion drops, there is disappointment.

Believing that any/all mental health issues are caused by chemical imbalances in the brain.

Well, that's one way to define it ;)

 

[MistakesHappen]

"You are going to do great things in your life, you are special, God has a plan for you."

 

[marcusuk63]

that there is life after birth

 

[Dead beat dad]

When i was told that i was loved.

^ this

 

[Joannf]

"You are going to do great things in your life, you are special, God has a plan for you."

T'was meant to give a little primate a good, positive outlook in life, in the hope that it might succeed better with such a positive outlook...
I mean - I beg your fucking pardon... is that so hard to understand ???
If there's ONE THING that pisses me totally off about this forum, it's that human culture of victimhood.
Why do you fuckers think wolves are howling ?
Huh ?

 

[Kikoo Loool]

Two big lies:

• Work hard at school, you'll get a good life.
• My wife told she loved me.

 

[Rukia]

Probably God, hope I am wrong :(

 

[SinisterKid]

Did someone just lose the plot and throw their toys out of the pram? Or am I totally missing something here? Probably the latter

 

[Asta]

Any religions created by man or woman for the purpose of control - and that would be ALL of them!

 

[Severen]

The American Dream...

 

[rata1]

to trust my parents

 

[lostangel]

MIne:

That there would be a God, a hereafter, or any higher power associated with it. God, I have been blind! I really saw the light when it all suddenly fell into nothing. What a shame that "seeing the light" has only been widely discussed in terms of religion. It's time to pay attention to the light that shows up when God and all its derivatives die.

''Things get better''
''People care about you''
''School is the most important thing''
''I'm sorry''

 

[norugrats12321]

Parents, family, friends, social care, love.

In that order.