Even the most sophisticated positive self-talk is trivially distinguishable from actually being full of life. Dead giveaway: trying too hard
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Are you suggesting positive self-talk is not valuable, because it's obviously fake?
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No, I'm saying you can't take the contents seriously.
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I guess I'm wondering why that would matter. Maybe I'm ignorant on the uses of self-talk. Or what self-talk you're referring to.
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You're thinking of self-talk as involuntary delusion, not purposeful mental training?
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It's purposeful mental training in self-delusion. Denial gets better with practice.

