What is the biggest lie you have ever believed in?

[Nihil]

"Going to college will lead you to a better and brighter future, and is absolutely necessary for you to have a better quality of life."



Golly, I sure do love being tens of thousands of dollars in student debt that'll take me years to pay off and negatively affect my quality of life in the meantime. Even with my job, if I live extremely frugally, I'm a debt slave for the next six years of my life. If I only make the minimum payments, loans wouldn't be paid off till I'm 50. College education in the U.S. is so fucking broken.

 

[ScorpiusDragon]

I believed in a bunch of lies:

1) My parents abused me "out of love."
2) Going to a top college will lead to a happier and more fulfilling life.
3) My IRL friends genuinely cared about me.

The list goes on.

 

[Phoenix1990]

"How you are feeling is only temporary"

 

[Wixer]

"It wasn't that bad"
"It was for your own good"
"You can get over it"

 

[21Neberg]

'It gets better' is what a psychologist told 14 y/o me, what a lie. I appreciate her for trying to give me some faith, but looking back she was as wrong as she could be lol

 

[ihatepain]

Biggest lie I ever believed in was "continuing existence is beneficial for a person."

Stupid pro-life pollyanna society brainwashed me into thinking that last time. I'm glad I know the truth now.

 

[TAW122]

As a child, a naive one at that, I used to believe in the fact that things "do get better." Again, this was before I had self-introspection and critical thinking skills. After I gained self-awareness, critical thinking, and rational thinking skills, I start to question the ways of the world and most of the 'lies' spread by people. There was no going back after the realization and I only felt cynical and resentful towards the world.

Objectively speaking, while it is true that most people experienced improvement of sorts, it is not an absolute and to hear that things will get better is nothing more than a projection of their insecurity and uncertainty onto the other person. At best, it is a false promise of hope. It may build someone up tremendously, but if things don't improve (or gets worse), it would put the person in an even worse position than before.

 

[TearyEyedQueen]

"High school is gonna be the best time of your life!"

 

[Brick In The Wall]

That we live in a equal, fair, and just world.

 

[MeltingHeart]

that certain people cared about me-not that i think they even ever said it, guess it was a lie i wanted to believe and told myself for a bit

 

[Vanity]

treat people as you'd like to be treated.

 

[Moonicide]

That love conquers all.

 

[throwaway123]

That love conquers all.

I was just about to write this.


Really there are so many lies I stopped counting. Some lies I still believe because it's easier than living with the unbearable painful truth.

 

[Dread414]

That relationships make life more meaningful.

 

[Kikoo Loool]

That relationships make life more meaningful.

It actually does for me since I'm on SS.

 

[BPD Barbie]

That I could recover

 

[Dread414]

It actually does for me since I'm on SS.

I'm glad someone benefits. :-)

 

[Aonewayticketplease]

That adults behave like adults. That life is fair. That violence doesn't solve anything.

 

[CuriousAboutThis]

That I had a soul and God loves me and that my "soulmate" would've never had hurt me like I hurt her except I don't want to remember my past anymore Ashley I'm sorry initiate the 2020 mark again. I may never see you again but that might be okay I wish I could've taken it all back and away just like you would do no more blackmailing me or humiliating me anymore.

 

[Santiago]

The left wing indoctrination in school comes to mind first.

 

[howard]

That a Haggis was a species of pig.

 

[Squiddy]

That I would be happy

 

[Wayfaerer]

Great thread. I could've made so many of the posts here.

That liberal democracy is the best form of government because it allows well-informed people to create their own laws and compete fairly and honestly in the market place. All it really does is degrade into plutocracy and sow corruption into everything imaginable.

 

[Mizzmini45]

that life mattered? if I had my time again id live it up so high and just go for it. Talk to any guy I liked, went out for any team, ate or tried things I was afraid of. didn't care to much about school and a non exisitent future or what anyone thought of me

 

[dandan]

that my main problem was mental.... turns out a weekly shot of testosterone is doing the trick for me....

I see an specialist, a doctor, and I monitor my blood levels with blood tests. I-m fine after 20 years of suffering and confusion.... Im on my week 23, or 24 of feeling , thinking good, non-depressed, thats how I call my current state. "im not feeling bad" , "im not depressed"

 

[KiraLittleOwl]

that my main problem was mental.... turns out a weekly shot of testosterone is doing the trick for me....

I see an specialist, a doctor, and I monitor my blood levels with blood tests. I-m fine after 20 years of suffering and confusion.... Im on my week 23, or 24 of feeling , thinking good, non-depressed, thats how I call my current state. "im not feeling bad" , "im not depressed"

I am so happy for you!

 

[R_N]

Same. God the almighty. And that I will be rewarded for certain behaviours.

 

[OreoWellington]

"I will always be there for you."
"I will never leave you."

 

[NeCkDeEp]

'Everything is gonna get better'

 

[Ratherbeskinny]

- That I'll get where I've always wanted to be.

- That he loved me.