7 Bad Things That Don't Make You a Bad Person ...

By Holly

7 Bad Things That Don't Make You a Bad Person ...

You shouldn't worry about every little move you make, because there are a few bad things that don't make you a bad person. Everyone makes mistakes, so you can't blame yourself for being reckless every once in a while. You need to be able to forgive yourself if you want to live a peaceful life. Here are a few bad things that don't make you a bad person:

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1

Finding Others Attractive

Even if you're in a relationship, you're still going to find others attractive. You don't stop noticing hot guys when you have one all to yourself. As long as you don't act on your feelings, you didn't do anything wrong. Staring at someone sexy when you're in a committed relationship is one of the bad things that don't make you a bad person. It just makes you human.

2

Lying to Protect Yourself

If your teacher asks why your assignment wasn't sent to her on time, you might lie and say that your computer died. If your father asks how well you're doing in school, you might lie and say you're doing fine. You don't want to get into the habit of lying, but sometimes it's your natural reaction, and that doesn't mean you're a bad person. You're just trying to protect yourself.

3

Being Selfish

It's not cruel to hope that you get a promotion over your coworkers. It's not horrible if you're happy that your crush asked you out instead of your best friend. You shouldn't let your selfishness go out of control, but you're always going to want what's best for yourself, so don't feel bad about it.

4

Letting off Anger

It's never nice to scream at your parents or siblings, but it happens. As long as you apologize for it and try not to do it again, you shouldn't feel too guilty. Everyone has bad days. Your family will understand that you needed to let off some steam.

5

Breaking up with Someone

You might feel like the evilest person in the world after breaking up with a guy who treated you like a princess, but you can't keep dating him if you don't love him. It's not his fault that you feel that way--but it's not your fault either. If the relationship is over, it's over. You're not a bad person for telling him to move on.

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6

Gossiping

Gossip can be hurtful, but it's something that everyone does. If you're not gossiping about your coworkers, then you're gossiping about celebrities or strangers you saw on the bus. People love to talk about other people, so as long as you're not intentionally cruel, it's okay to gossip a bit.

7

Losing Friends or Family

It doesn't matter if your friend or family member has been there for you in your darkest times. If they're dangerous to be around now, then you have to delete them from your life. It might feel wrong, but you have to protect yourself. If they're causing you to head down the wrong road, then say goodbye to them. Just because you're removing them from your life doesn't mean that you've stopped caring about them.

You don't want to keep doing something you know is wrong, but you shouldn't think you're a horrible person either. Have you ever considered yourself a bad person for doing one of the things on this list?

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Good post it's very true I have felt bad for breaking up w perfect bfs but it just didn't feel right. Can't fake love.

I've done all of these and sometime I feel like I'm the most horrible person in the world but I'm only human. I learned from my mistake.

*sometimes, *ties,

Things are awesome

I like all of these ☺️

I do all of these

Thank you. That really assuring me.

No one has the right to judge anyone as a "bad person". We are all human, have weaknesses, and make mistakes. If you are acting with the specific intention to hurt someone (gossiping, being selfish), etc., people will learn quickly that you are not trustworthy. Every action has a consequence. If you are in a committed relationship and decide to act on feelings of physical or emotional attraction towards another, there are consequences for that too. There are also reasons people make these choices; most of which are too complex for strangers to understand. It's not healthy to label people "good" or "bad". At the end of the day, we are all still just trying to figure things out the best we can. Anyone who posted that the feel like the most horrible person in the world need not worry; you aren't. You are special and lovable.

I can totAlly relate to number one, I've felt really guilty about this in the past and until I realized this was pretty normal, I felt that I was doing smthg wrong. Thanks for the post

Kendra, that's not the point. I think the author is just saying that doing these things is not going to determine if you are a good or bad person. Yes, you have control over gossiping, but sometimea, you have to be selfish or cut tors with toxic people to protect yourself. There is a difference between being selfish all the time and being selfish when it's hurting you too much to be generous.

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