Radical Honesty

Accept to what you have done and make the best of it

The problem lies in trying to apply a fixed set of rules to the fluid and complex the word around us

Is human nature unfortunately to want a single definitive response.

Just as moralism does it encourages the mind to dominate being

Radical honesty it means being real – uncomfortably real – down to the smallest detail

“For example if you and your partner had a fight, then you tried to apologise, don’t use evaluative language / descriptive language, stop trying to justify your action simply acknowledge that it happened and that you felt how you felt”

In the long run, it’s better for your stress levels, too. Lying takes such a physical toll on us that it wears us down. Radical honesty like this can save lives.

Sex itself is less taboo than it used to be, but we still a long way off being truly open about our sexual desires

Refusing to accept whatever it’s happening right now. You might be denying your sexual feelings, anger, grief or anything else but whatever it is, it’s deeply unhealthy. You probably cover up your anger. Sometimes, absorbing the full force of it, when it explode inside you. This can seem like the noble thing to do, as if you are sparing other people – the truth is holding on to your anger isn’t noble self-sacrifice, it’s just the repression. When you accumulate anger you inevitably start to resent your friends and family. You believe you are doing them a favour by hiding your true feelings, but the opposite is true. Nobody likes being lied to or having feelings withheld from them, so bottling anger up only makes situation worse.