Those who will never admit they’re at fault, are usually the ones who are at fault. We all know of someone who will constantly blame their past, their experiences and their failings on everyone and everything, but themselves.

There are those who don’t think there’s anything wrong with them and will spend a lifetime, outwardly blaming others and won’t admit their faults. For example, they’ll tell you they failed an exam because the questions were unfair, not because they didn’t put the man hours in to pass the exam.

For those who come from a place of care, who tell others how they feel, those others must sit up and listen. Just because they may not like what we're saying doesn’t mean it’s not happening in the way we tell it. On our part, we must accept responsibility for how we make others feel.

What you hand out you will get back. Like a reflection, you get back what you hand out, so admit you're at fault when you're at fault and life will work out better. Without accepting responsibility for ourselves, you can never emotionally or spiritually grow.

Ilana Estelle is a mental health and wellbeing advocate who combines educational insight with her personal experience of living with physical, mental, and emotional disabilities. She holds diplomas in Counselling, Diet and Nutrition, Nutritional Therapy, Psychotherapy and Counselling, and Stress Management. Through her writing, Ilana supports others in navigating their emotional, mental, and physical health challenges. In addition to writing for The CP Diary, her work has appeared in healthy lifestyle magazines. Ilana is also the author of three books: Cerebral Palsy: A Story – Finding the Calm After the Storm, Spirituality, Healing and Me, and Survival: The Covid Years – Time for Change.

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2 comments on “Never admitting fault”

  1. I think admitting fault is part of our development. It can be quite cathartic, as accepting responsibility enables us to grow and move on.

    Those who always blame others avoid that responsibility and unless they change that behaviour will always follow that negative pattern.

    1. You're absolutely right, but not many of us do or will accept that we are at fault or will admit responsibility to that.

      I think stronger bonds would be tied, there would be less breakups and the world would be a nicer place to live in, if more of us admitted we're at fault when we clearly are.

      Not to admit we are, not only hurts us but will also hurt those we're around and that's not fair or right. No one can ever grow, emotionally or spiritually without admitting they're at fault.

      Sadly, I have seen too many people do that and still they continue to do it.

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