Do you ever act "as if"?

Question

When you don't feel it inside, do you ever fake it to make it work?

Act as if...
...you were brave?
...you were responsible?
...you knew what to do?
...your heart wasn't breaking?
etc?

Does it work for you?

I agree with you,lilshrtcke, stuffing your feelings will make you ill. Good point!

Sorry if I gave the impression that is what I meant. It is not.

I'm referring to doing what you have to do to make things work. :-))

Answer 1

Yes. You have to fake it til you make it sometimes. If you don't, then you would just stop living.This happens to everyone.It doesn't mean that you don't feel. You just have to keep going on with life until it gets better.

Answer 2

First rock stay overall performance I ever went to became into the 2d provide up (long sea coast, Ca) of the 1st excursion for "conflict" with Eric Burdon. They have been of course the hollow act - blew me away. i became into there to work out The James Gang and did no longer know approximately conflict - not often anybody did. nevertheless like quite a few different bands right here yet Eric Burdon (Animals) is my fav right here. 2d act became into Edgar iciness/White Trash (with Rick Derringer). i became into additionally no longer acquainted with that band - I had only started entering into "present day" track then. iciness only tore up "Tobacco highway" - and that i had forgotten why i became into there by ability of then. significant act became into The James Gang (with Joe Walsh). They made it sparkling (jogged my memory) why I had long previous to the stay overall performance - best! Funk 40 9 did me in. After The James Gang complete the others all joined them on degree jointly and jammed for a jointly as. Derringer and Walsh had a guitar conflict. ought to nevertheless be my favourite stay overall performance ever - would could think of roughly it in those words some.

Answer 3

All the time. It's more of a trust thing for me. Like "I feel scared, but I know God has my back, so I need to trust that". I don't always feel less scared, but I do feel more secure.
During down hill mountain biking I would always force myself to think "If he did it, I can do it" while following my husband. It worked!!! We are capable of more than we think.

Answer 4

Not all the time.

Answer 5

Yes, all the time. It MUST work because no one ever offers to help or comfort me.

Answer 6

One time I acted as if that elephant wasn't crushing my ribacge at all. It didn't work too good though.

Answer 7

I have to do that in one form or another almost all the time. I think I usually make it work...

Answer 8

i always do and yes it works on the outside but i felt depressed on the inside :)

Answer 9

Yes I do that sometimes..and no it just hurts even more until you can't hold it any longer and then you explode...I've been none to cause serious injuries with my explosions..WARNING DANGER ZONE!

Answer 10

yes I always act like I have it all together all the time...yes it does work if you let it