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Self-Deception: The Revisionist View

Self-Deception: The Revisionist View

Editing our existence, one lie at a time

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Nov 29, 2023
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As an existential psychotherapist, my ears perk up anytime I hear a client revise their story. Perhaps the initial time they told me about the first serious fight they had with their partner, it was described as chaotic, hurtful, and threatening. Six months later, it’s referred to as the “little incident.” A year later, I heard the same client report th…

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