The facts if distorted or out of sync with beliefs can
cause confusion; how much depends on the divide that
exists between one's understanding and beliefs and the
interpretation of reality.
Confusion comes in many forms and levels of intensity.
Any struggle with confusion has the ability to intensify,
even complicate the thought process further. Taking a
break, stepping back, even walking completely away from
confusion, especially if conflicting strongly against your
beliefs is one solution. Confusion is unusually an
illusion, a spell that is woven to gain some benefit by
making others temporarily off balance mentally, either
temporarily or until they concede with the focused
narrative.
Confusion is caused by either the inability to process
what is going on or a divide so large exists between
beliefs and the reality being experienced. Confusion can
be real or faked as an excuse or reason to avoid accepting
some concept or idea. It is always a good excuse or way
out to state that the opinions of others are confusing or
contributing to the confusion. Confusion may be feigned or
used as an excuse to gain more time to extricate oneself
from a particular range of situations that are deemed
unwanted or unacceptable. Being confused is an ideal
excuse to gain more time or to avoid doing or agreeing to
something that is to be avoided.
States of confusion can be permanent or temporary,
specific or wide-ranging, actual or concocted; being the
basis or cause of a minor or major issue. The state of
confusion may not even be fully realized as the factors
involved cause the observers to be unable to disentangle
themselves from the avalanche of supposed facts or issues
that are difficult to begin to fathom.
Confusion can be self-induced by absorbing or attempting
to process too much new information, being unable to
accept certain details due to personal beliefs, or an
unwillingness to accept new conflicting or difficult to
believe or comprehend information. Confusion can be a
permanent or temporary state, depending on whether the
issue can be rationalized, understood, or disregarded for
more personally logical information.
Confusion can also be caused externally by chance or
malevolent influences. The impacts can be just for a
moment or wider ranging, even taking on a life of their
own; a downward spiral of conflicting information between
beliefs and what reality is imposing. At such time it is
always ideal to step to one side mentally to view all the
information available. If the issue is minor with few or
no consequences then it is best to let it be. If a major
impact has the potential to affect daily life then
figuring out what is going on is the best ploy. The
greater contribution will be from people you trust, thus
adding more views will enable some course of action from
the extended input of various ideas. The introduction of
clarity into the mix will always contribute towards making
the right personal decision.
Confusion can be an induced state solely for the purpose
of gaining an advantage or upper hand in a negotiation or
some facet of life. When a person sets out to specifically
cause confusion in order to gain an advantage over others
then they are likely to be quite destructive in their
nature. Using confusion as a type of weapon is only as
good as the duration for which it can be maintained. Once
others realize the confusion was induced they are likely
to either react in kind, become more confident in forcing
their demands or walk away in disgust; resulting in rarely
letting their guard down or trust the one who purposely
confused them ever again.
Confusion always has the ability to cause an illusion or
dilution of arguments in relation to the true facts. By
standing by logical thought, immaterial of the number of
detractors offering the way to clarity. Always be fully
aware of the value that some place on causing confusion in
order to get their own way. By standing by logical
thought, immaterial of the number of detractors does offer
the path to clarify the issue. Always be aware of the
value that some people place on causing confusion in order
to get their own way.
When some issue is blurry, lacking clarity, the potential
for confusion arises if the details can't be verified in
order to make the situation perfectly understandable.
There are cases where others may make the situation
unclear in order to confuse for long enough that they can
enact an agenda or idea that would normally be rejected.
It is easy to become bewildered when conflicting
information is revealed regarding a subject, especially if
the information is from the same source. Under these
circumstances either the source is confused or has no
clear concept of how to view something, or the conflicting
views were proposed purely to cause confusion. By keeping
a clear thought process it is possible to identify when
the lack of clarity is caused by others, either purposely
or not; at such time this should be highlighted,
irrespective of the stigma that may be involved with
stating the information is unclear. Maintaining the
legitimacy of your thoughts at such time is important, if
others have some agenda then they will be likely to
demonize anyone who questions their logic or asks for
further clarification. Avoid building bridges by making
assumptions, staying focused on facts is the easiest way
to clarity.
When other try hard to convince you that you are confused
it is the time to realize that some mischief is unleashed;
ask for clear clarification of all points that seem out of
whack, irrespective of the rebuffs that may be directed
towards you. Being confident in your logic and unwavering
in the legitimacy of your thought process; pressure the
ones using confusion as a weapon to clarify themselves
regarding anything that is unclear or sounds unfounded.
There are times when others may be confused and thereby
cause confusion by not saying exactly what they mean; for
whatever reason, they may seem to have that is legitimate
or otherwise.
else is giving in to peer pressure. When something
doesn't make sense or seems wrong avoid letting others
lead you down a path that is designed to gain your
undesired acceptance through applying pressure, don't
allow the agendas of others to dominate your actions. It
is difficult to identify the truth when conflicting
information is presented as truth; in cases of error,
truth soon surfaces, but when confusion is at play the
facts are difficult to pin down.
- Being well-informed
helps avoids confusion.
- Seek facts, never assume when
confused.
- Confusion is an
induced illusion.
- Facts
- Being confused is
not a legitimate excuse.
- Confusion can be ignited by
thoughts, words, and deeds.