Question of the Day

[ayoub]

Do you blame yourself for things that are out of your control?

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I used to, but not any more :D

Comments

[mousie.livejournal.com]

nope.. i know exactly who is responsible.

[bia22.livejournal.com]

I really really try not to!

[flutterbychild.livejournal.com]

Sometimes, unfortunately...

[kingdavey.livejournal.com]

All the time

[milagro75.livejournal.com]

Yes. But am trying to be better about it.

[cerebralpig.livejournal.com]

Of course not... :P

[heardthatnoise.livejournal.com]

I've had several very difficult lessons on why I can't control things. Now that I've accepted that the only thing I can control is myself, I find it easier to let a lot of things go.

So, no, I don't blame myself for things out of my control (although according to the chaos theory there was the one time I sneezed...).

[mighty-rontor.livejournal.com]

No. That's effing stupid to do that. In spite of that, if it's bad, I still feel bad if I can't help fix it.

[lizaah.livejournal.com]

Short answer.

No.

[libra-dragon.livejournal.com]

All the time:(
Sadly one of my worst habits.

[corporatebeach.livejournal.com]

no - but those things I CAN control bug the ever livin' crap outta me. :)

[1jodie.livejournal.com]

less now than i used to. but occasionally i still do.

[erva-doce.livejournal.com]

sometimes yes, sometimes no. when it comes to my work, yes. :( i really need to change that! it's hard though.
when it comes to female monthly times and hormones, yes. ugh.

[gillian16.livejournal.com]

No. But I still go over and over them in my head and I really wish I could stop doing that.

[evergladesqueen.livejournal.com]

no! actually i want answers dammit as to why i have to deal with such matters!!!

[fox-bard.livejournal.com]

I totally used to. Spent my whole life doing it. Up until July 24/25, about two weeks ago.

It's like growing wings and being truly free, or breathing deep for the first time after a life of shallow breaths.

[donnickcottage.livejournal.com]

War in Iraq? My fault. Aids? My fault. Recession? My fault. Paris Hilton's celebrity? My fault; and I'm so so sorry....

[conservative67.livejournal.com]

Yup...

[beatzz.livejournal.com]

I tend to overthink things (like a lot). And I tend to, one way or another, come up with a way of thinking that things are my fault most of the time. It's this perfectionist thing I have where I need everything just so... And when it isn't (even if it's because of outside influences), it's my fault.

So, yeah, my answer is YES. DEFINITELY YES.

I'd like to say no, but that really wouldn't be the truth. =/

[1-rhiannon-1.livejournal.com]

Sometimes. It's a really bad habit that I'm trying to break. I'm much better about it than I used to be :)

[ktsies2.livejournal.com]

It really depends on what exactly it is. There's a few things that I might, but most of the time I don't.

[popfiend.livejournal.com]

Hell yeah.

We all do.

That's human.

[the-ravyn.livejournal.com]

No, I learned that lesson a very long time ago.

[the-ravyn.livejournal.com]

HAHAHAHAHAHA!  Now I know whose ass to kick! :D

[sirenity.livejournal.com]

You ask that as if there are things that are NOT in my control?

;)

[uawildcatgrl.livejournal.com]

I try not to but occasionally fall back into old patterns.

[hippie-geisha.livejournal.com]

Nope....but sometimes I try to think of a way to change it.

[spacedlaw.livejournal.com]

I tend to if only because I refuse to admit that I just can't control everything...

[alainn-mactire.livejournal.com]

Only if it's related to my illness or his. Then I usually always see it as all my fault.

In a wider context...nope.

[donnickcottage.livejournal.com]

For which one? And... don't kick me too hard cuz if you hurt your foot... that'll be my damn fault too! :p

[babystar620.livejournal.com]

Yes.
Damn Catholic up bringing!

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

LMAO!

[o-annie-o.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately I do that way too often. Actually I *know* when I´m not responsible, but I still react otherwise. I´m working on it though.

[chiropteraclan.livejournal.com]

Some days.

[simonssezsam.livejournal.com]

All too often.

[castlelady.livejournal.com]

That depends on what it is. I tend to blame myself if a situation was first in my control and could've been changed, and I didn't do anything about it in time.

[stalkings.livejournal.com]

all the time. my hubby says being that way makes me paranoid. i'm trying to be better though!