Source: Dumb Little Man
Black or white. Right or wrong. Good or bad. Smart or stupid. Strong or weak.
Do you live your life in black and white terms? Is your mood in constant fluctuation, going from great to depressed in under one minute?
Many people suffer from this black-and-white thinking pattern.
Most of the time, it is greatly influenced by their childhood and earlier experiences. This all-or-nothing type of thinking can seriously damage your sense of self, well-being, happiness, and relationships.How do I know?
Because I am a recovering black-and-white thinker. I, too, used to see the world as a scary place where you have to be prepared for the worst. In it, some people are good and others are bad. Some are strong while others are weak.
This way of thinking is actually a defense mechanism people use to cope with life’s challenges. Unfortunately, it prohibits you from seeing things as they really are.
Things are never as bad as they seem or as good, for that matter. This means that relationships can’t be either perfect or ruined. People aren’t either smart or stupid, strong or weak, good or bad. We are have a unique mixture of intelligence, weak spots, strengths, positive and negative traits.
Things are never either black or white.
When you realize this simple fact, you free yourself from the prison of your mind. You learn to let go and accept the grey areas, instead of placing everything under “black” or “white” and “good” or “bad” labels.
Why is letting go of black-and-white thinking so important for your self-growth and happiness?
Once you realize that you cannot place things into black and white…
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