{"id":7640,"date":"2024-07-05T02:07:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T02:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/755100590422491137-2\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T05:41:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T22:41:51","slug":"755100590422491137-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/755100590422491137-2\/","title":{"rendered":"755100590422491137"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><\/h1>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"https:\/\/donotdestroy.tumblr.com\/post\/748381606184697856\/the-psychology-of-hypocrisy-why-we-do-it-how\">donotdestroy<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"npf_link\" data-npf='{\"type\":\"link\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.straighttalkcounseling.org\/post\/the-psychology-of-hypocrisy-why-we-do-it-how-to-stop\",\"display_url\":\"https:\/\/www.straighttalkcounseling.org\/post\/the-psychology-of-hypocrisy-why-we-do-it-how-to-stop\",\"title\":\"The Psychology of Hypocrisy \u2013 Why We Do it &#038; How to Stop\",\"description\":\"It\u2019s virtually impossible to live up entirely to one\u2019s own moral code, as we are all humans that make mistakes. \",\"site_name\":\"Straight Talk Clinic\",\"poster\":[{\"media_key\":\"87fde4789a232d5c3e388ad1cb7de161:90a150c9aacf2b73-19\",\"type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":681}]}'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straighttalkcounseling.org\/post\/the-psychology-of-hypocrisy-why-we-do-it-how-to-stop\" target=\"_blank\">The Psychology of Hypocrisy \u2013 Why We Do it &#038; How to Stop<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>What is Hypocrisy?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Hypocrisy is defined as the practice of claiming to have moral standards or views to which one\u2019s own behavior (or the behavior of people in our family or tribe) does not meet. It is a pretense of morality that cloaks our inability to meet some predetermined moral code. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAt the root of hypocrisy is a strong desire to be loved and accepted. 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