The Most Dangerous Stories

The most dangerous stories are not always the ones we tell. They are the ones we stop examining. In this episode, Elle delves into the stories we tell ourselves and what's possible when we realize it's not the ending.

Transcript

Look closer with L. Hernandez. Episode number two. The Most Dangerous Stories. The most dangerous stories are not always the ones we tell. They are the stories we stop examining. Most of us can remember a time when we reached a conclusion about ourselves. Maybe it sounded like. . . I'm not smart enough. I'm not as good as they are. There's something wrong with me. At first, These statements feel true. But over time, They become facts. Not because they've been proven. But because they have been repeated so often, Eventually we stop questioning them. Every one of those statements began as an explanation. Something happened, Your mind tried to make sense of it, So it created a story. The story provided relief. Not because it was true. But because it made the uncertainty disappear. For the brain. A conclusion feels better than not knowing. Even when the conclusion hurts. But answers have a way of hardening. The explanation becomes a belief. The belief becomes a fact. And eventually the story stops feeling like a story. It begins to feel like reality. The problem is not that the story exists. The problem is that it is no longer being examined. The story settles. Curiosity leaves. The search stops. The most dangerous stories are not always the ones we tell. They are the ones we stop examining. Look closer.