Self delusion (Reason 2 Agree and Disagree with Myclob)

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Self delusion

Self delusion is when you try to blame others problems that are your own fault, or just when you are not honest with yourself.

Possible examples of self-delusion:

Its not my fault that I got laid-off from my first 2 jobs out of college