the lies i tell myself

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emma chamberlain

Education, Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Personal Journals

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🗓️ 19 October 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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[video available on spotify] sometimes reality is a little too real and we need to lie to ourselves to survive. but that doesn’t mean it’s beneficial. today, i thought i’d sit down and acknowledge some of the lies that i still tell myself, and address them head on. Discover quality formulations at TheOrdinary.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	One of the many silly little goofy things that we do as human beings is lie to ourselves.
0:05.7	And I know that because I've lied to myself many times throughout my existence. And I imagine
0:10.4	that you have too. Sometimes reality is just a little bit too real. And we need to lie to
0:16.5	ourselves to cope and survive. I didn't Google it, but I imagine that this is a natural thing.
0:23.3	This is a normal thing. This is a human thing. It's an inevitable thing. Life is really hard to grasp
0:30.4	sometimes, and lying can help. So yes, I've lied to myself many times throughout my life.
0:36.9	And just because it's a natural, normal, inevitable thing doesn't mean that it's a positive
0:41.8	thing.
0:42.3	I know from experience that lying to myself is almost never, if never, beneficial.
0:48.7	I cannot think of one time that I've lied to myself and benefited from it.
0:52.7	It's almost always harmful, which is unfortunate.
0:56.0	It's unfortunate when inevitable things are harmful. That sucks. But I've come to the conclusion
1:02.6	as an adult that I want to strive to lie to myself the least amount possible. And I know that
1:10.0	I'm not going to be able to get to a point where I never lie to myself the least amount possible. And I know that I'm not going to be able to get to a point
1:12.8	where I never lie to myself, because as I already said, it's an inevitable thing. And I am kind of
1:17.8	convinced that it's like an innate human thing that we do to help ourselves survive and cope with
1:24.5	reality. So it's not my goal to never lie to myself again, but rather lie to myself
1:30.7	the least amount possible. And I'm kind of convinced that lying to ourselves is something that's
1:36.9	sort of automatic, at least with me, like I don't make the choice to lie to myself. I lie to myself automatically. And then it's up to me
1:47.9	to discover that I'm lying to myself and ultimately choose to discover the truth and accept it.
1:54.3	It's sort of a choice thing. And what I've realized is the best way to do that is to constantly self-reflect and try to pinpoint
2:03.7	the areas in which I'm lying to myself. Pay attention to what I'm saying and listen to myself
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