Addictions: Vital Lies, Simple Truths

Self-deception is a matter of perception. For some self-deception is a way of coping with an unreal and unfair reality. For others, self-deception can lead to an act of heroism. Self-deception is an act of selection. The question however remains, "Why do we practice self-deception?" There are many reasons why individuals choose consciously and unconsciously to practice self-deception. Self deception is defined as "the act of deceiving oneself or the state of being deceived by …

…easy for us to forget the truth. When we lose the ability to self-deceive we open our selves to the angst and pain of a cold and unforgiving reality. We should never tell all truths, but on the same token we should never tell all lies. There has to be a happy median in between the two in order for equilibrium to be kept. Finding this happy median is a difficult, but a worthwhile task.