Life with Greta..... we knew it would be tough, but I didn't realize exactly how the challenges would manifest. I expected to be dealing with the messes of a hoarder, but instead I'm dealing with the deception of someone who is truly fighting demons of mental illness.
I don't like lies. This is proving to be difficult in this situation. I equate lying with immorality and so I'm shocked by people who lie profusely and wholeheartedly. But I'm coming to understand that there are other views to lying.
Greta lies to protect the people she loves from information that she knows will be hurtful or upsetting. In doing this, the lie loses it's negative connotation in light of the positive effect it will supposedly create. I'm certain that she would be surprised to learn that some folks (namely, me) are far more bothered by the lies than the actions the lies are meant to conceal.
She's been here for a month. I'm wondering if she will ever realize that all the lies will be found out, so it would just save time if she would go straight to the truth. But then again, I'm not entirely sure that she can separate truth from fantasy. Greta loves the world of movies and wants life to be as ascetically pleasing as the movies portray things. It seems that, for her, convincing herself that things are that good is just as satisfying as having them be that good. "If I believe it, then it is true."
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