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ex·cuse
[excuse]
VERB
·
attempt
to lessen the blame attaching to (a fault or offense); seek to defend or
justify.
synonyms:
justify · defend · make excuses
for · make a case for · explain (away) · rationalize · condone · vindicate · warrant · mitigate · palliate · apologize
for · forgive · overlook · disregard · ignore · pass over ·
turn a blind eye to
·
forgive (someone) for a fault or offense.
"you
must excuse my sister" · "he could be excused for feeling that he was
born at the wrong time"
·
overlook or forgive (a fault or offense)
So,
I was watching Pretty Little Liars on Netflix and one of the characters said, “don’t make excuses for her;
it’s demeaning.”
And it led me to thinking a lot about instances where excuses have come up in
mental health – in my mental
health. I think that people in general are pretty much notorious for forever
providing excuses for their behaviours, attitudes, thoughts, and feelings; no
matter what they are. Positive or negative. ‘Right’ or ‘wrong.’ No matter what
the situation.