{"id":7304,"date":"2024-03-31T08:32:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-31T08:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/746427490532261888-2\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T05:48:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T22:48:18","slug":"746427490532261888-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/746427490532261888-2\/","title":{"rendered":"746427490532261888"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><\/h1>\n<p class=\"npf_link\" data-npf='{\"type\":\"link\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/innerbalanceaz.com\/blog\/blaming-others-when-things-go-wrong\",\"display_url\":\"https:\/\/innerbalanceaz.com\/blog\/blaming-others-when-things-go-wrong\",\"title\":\"Blaming Others When Things Go Wrong | Inner Balance Counseling\",\"description\":\"People tend to lay blame when things go poorly. Unfortunately, blaming others for our poor actions or anger can have negative consequences.\",\"site_name\":\"innerbalanceaz.com\",\"poster\":[{\"media_key\":\"db74bba3b552f1b135d34fa67342371d:bb9cebd2200fe421-08\",\"type\":\"image\/png\",\"width\":1030,\"height\":434}]}'><a href=\"https:\/\/innerbalanceaz.com\/blog\/blaming-others-when-things-go-wrong\" target=\"_blank\">Blaming Others When Things Go Wrong | Inner Balance Counseling<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDecades ago, researchers discovered that people tend to take credit for themselves when things go well in life but lay blame on circumstances when things go poorly. 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