I feel like I can't take my own advice

[Anonymous]

I feel like on here I tend to give decent advice, but I don't follow my own advice. It seems like it is easier to look at what someone else is going through and say "Oh this is what you should do." than to see what I need to do and actually do it. I usually end up feeling like a hypocrite after giving advice since I generally don't follow my own advice and it would probably do me a lot of good to follow it. Am I the only who feels like this?

[Anonymous]

Yeah that's true for a lot of people, including me. I give advice all the time, but later realize that I don't necessarily do everything I advise other people to do, even though I know I should :/

[Rarar]

You're not the only one - I feel the same way.

[BudderMC]

I do the same thing. I know in every logical sense of the situation what the best solution is, but usually since it's not the "easiest" route I'll avoid it.

I think that's why I try and preface a lot of what I say with "I know it's hard, but... ___ is really the best thing you can do"

On the same note though, I could get someone else to tell me exactly what I'm thinking and I'm much more motivated to do it afterwards. Somehow it makes it a more legitimate solution if someone else tells me.

[Anonymous]

I feel like this too. I actually have quite a level head on me, my advice could be good but I won't post it because it feels so hypocritical. The only time I ever post advice is under anonymous. Honestly; how can I tell people it's ok to be gay when I'm still denying that I am and feeling ashamed of it?

[paul]

Don't feel bad that happens to everybody. I am a big Bravo fan and there is a entire show about 3 relationship experts that are still single with very little personal dating success. Naturally, everybody is usually going to try to take the easier option but eventually you will begin to listen to yourself more and more after some of the effects of the "easy choice". A personal example for is that I seem to give great dating advice and have little to no success in my own life. Very similar to the Bravo show I mentioned above.

[Tycho]

I'm like that too.
I can be a dating/relationship guru, give the greatest advice however can't get very far when it comes to my own experiences lol. All my advice is great on paper and works superb for others but never ends up as actions for myself.

Even those giving advice need advice from others. It would be a lot easier if we didn't. But clearly life wasn't designed to be easy haha.

[Anonymous]

The same thing happens to me. It is kind of like when my instincts tell me to do this and I do the exact opposite and end up getting in trouble for it.

[Anonymous]

I'm guilty of doing the same thing.