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Do you blame others for your troubles? (And is it right?)

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Troubles in life. We all have them. But to what extent do you blame other people for your troubles? Should we blame others some of the time, or take responsibility for what happens to us in life? Is it right to feel resentful towards others, sometimes years after a painful event? And if we blame others, can our own wrongdoings be forgiven?
Please note that I'm not necessarily saying it's wrong to blame other people for our troubles. For instance, if you have been the victim of a serious crime, it would be very natural and understandable for you to blame the criminal. Of course! Anyway, please feel free to give your opinions here.
1. To what extent would you say you blame other people for your troubles in life? It is not necessarily wrong to blame others, but please answer honestly.
I never blame others - I am totally responsible for what has happened to me
I blame others for about 10% of my troubles
I blame others for about 20% of my troubles
I blame others for about 30% of my troubles
I blame others for about 40% of my troubles
I blame others for about 50% of my troubles
I blame others for about 60% of my troubles
I blame others for about 70% of my troubles
I blame others for about 80% of my troubles
I blame others for about 90% of my troubles
I blame other people for <b>all</b> of my troubles
2. To what extent do you think it's right to blame other people for your troubles? Please answer based on your own life situation and the things which have happened to you.
It is never right to blame others. I am totally responsible for my situation in life.
It is right to blame others about 10% of the time
It is right to blame others about 20% of the time
It is right to blame others about 30% of the time
It is right to blame others about 40% of the time
It is right to blame others about 50% of the time
It is right to blame others about 60% of the time
It is right to blame others about 70% of the time
It is right to blame others about 80% of the time
It is right to blame others about 90% of the time
It is right to blame other people for all of my troubles in life.
3. Were your answers to the first two questions the same? (In others words, do you blame others only as much as you yourself think is right?)
Yes, my answers to questions 1 and 2 were the same
No, I tend to blame others a little bit too much for my troubles
No, I tend to blame others quite a lot too much for my troubles
No, I tend to blame others far too much for my troubles
No, I go the other way, I probably do not blame others enough for my troubles!
This poll was created on 2004-10-01 18:34:59 by Predator