Cold truths are hard to swallow for a reason. They strip us of the illusion that everything’s in our control and that we know things best. But in reality, that’s not how things work, and who likes to be told that?!
“What’s a truth no one wants to hear?” wondered Redditor u/grubbseuph11 on r/AskReddit and people shared some illuminating and brutally honest responses, like the hard-to-digest fact that “friends will come and go,” and that “no matter how likeable you may be, there are always going to be certain people who don't like you, sometimes for no particular reason.”
So let’s get ready to be hit by a cold shower that should make you rethink this whole perspective on our lives, and be sure to check out our previous post with more hard truths right here.
#21
War can come to your doorstep, everything can change. No country is immune. History clearly demonstrates this.
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#22
Not everything happens "for a reason" or because of something you have (or have not) done.
Sometimes, things in life and the Universe go sideways and it's just your time to be caught in the crossfire.
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350points
#24
If you don’t take care of your teeth when you’re young, you’ll regret it when you’re old. Brush twice a day, goddamnit.
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317points
#25
If you’re chasing a romance or friendship… the other person doesn’t want to be with you.
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289points
#26
You’re not special… but that’s okay because everyone is not special together.
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281points
#27
The odds that you die tomorrow is wayyy higher than winning on that lottery ticket.
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259points
#28
There's no "health in every size". If you're over/under certain weight limit, you have a higher risk in getting sick. There's no "but-".
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257points
#32
That you need to stop procrastinating and get that thing you've been needing to do done already.
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239points
#33
Your boyfriend/husband is always going to find other women attractive.
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221points
#34
We’ll eventually be alone, so it’s either being comfortable with ourselves or being tormented by loneliness later in life
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217points
#36
There are some people who just are NOT going to like you. And you will have done nothing to deserve, cause or warrant it. Its not your fault.
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180points
#38
Life is as much unfair and unjust as it is possible for it to be
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#39
Oxytocin, the “love hormone”, also increases animosity towards those you regard as “others”
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#40
It’s not gonna be okay unless you make it okay. I often hear people say: it’s gonna be okay. Well, it’s probably gonna be okay, if you actually put the effort to make it okay. And sometimes, you have to let go, even the big things.
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