***On Lies P2;* Acceptable *Lies.***
There are some lies we can all accept; To avoid self-incrimination, unnecessry embarrassment, and self-doxxing, to avoid minor and/or needless battles, and to protect other.
The first three should be self-explanatry, and I won't insult those who understand simple concepts here.
In the avoidance of needless battles, telling *a little lie* that, while perhaps not helpful to your own case, is *not hurtful* to another's, is generally acceptable, but consider carefully the lie you entertain; While it may seem unhurtful to ***YOU,*** it may well be hurtful to others.
Case study:
PTSD is a buzzword, implying *'a dangerous or disturbed individual, prone to violent outbursts.'* This holds doubly true for *militry* related PTSD.
And while we claim collectively to honor veterans, we continue to use the scare tactic of *"militry veteran suffering from PTSD"* every time a vet so much as sneezes on the sidewalk, whether it's actually true or not.
We might see the PTSD as a mitigation against men's team, but it become an aggravating factor against potential rehabilitation, *"a trained attack dog, nothing more."*
In the next consideration is lies to protect others, such as not telling them about a matter that, should they know, might create for them difficulties; Pretending to be fine as you go to work, even though your sick as a dog, for example.
But again, consideration should be given not to the effect on you but upon others; While telling my daughter she's adopted would be deeply hurtful to her, and therefore lying to her about it gives her comfort, lying to my colleagues about being sick exposed them to whatever I have, placing thier health at risk.
