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Dangers Of Consistently Relying On Your Daily Horoscope

To read, or not to read is the real question.

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Dangers Of Consistently Relying On Your Daily Horoscope
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Tuesday, February 14 2017

"Someone you know may be going through a difficult experience, a scandal or some situation that is causing a lot of drama. This person may want to draw you into the center of it to deflect some of the trouble...."

This is just a snippet of advice my Daily Horoscope offered me when I woke up and wondered how my day was going to unravel. As much as I hate to admit it, I have such a reliance on reading my horoscope. In fact, its one of the first things I do when I wake up. But, in reality, I always question whether or not its healthy to base my day off of what some unknown source is telling me how to feel about my day before I even get out of bed.

The way I look at it is that reading (or relying on) your horoscope is a love-hate relationship. Depending on how you take the advice or how much you read into it, it could really mess with your mind. That is why if you decide to choose whatever app, newspaper, magazine or website used to consistently read your horoscope, keep an open mind.

Let's say your horoscope says something along the lines of someone is going to disappoint you (which is extremely vague, but as humans we tend to naturally take things personal), then any normal being would start to question where this assumption could be applied to. First, relationships would be the number one victim which just causes unnecessary arguments because the topic of discussion is based off of something some random source stated. Then, friendships targeted if an intimate relationship is not present, and then, of course, family. But, it is hard not to base expectations off of our horoscope (that is why we put our trust in them so much). So, if one time our horoscope is proven to stand correct, we form this automatic reliance on them on a day to day basis.

Other than being too vague, assumptions about horoscope signs are way off. So for example, I am an Aquarius and tend to look at the good qualities my sign possesses (creative, independent, truthful), but the negative traits (inefficient, detached) I would never consider myself as. But, just like any normal human being, we tend to give ourselves good, genuine traits over ones that make us seem horrible, even though no one person is perfect. The point I am getting at here is that just because someone is a certain sign, does not mean they are what their sign says they are. Yes, I know many Tauruses are stubborn which is a common trait of theirs, but you could probably say the same about people who are Cancers, Scorpios and Aries! Just because your sign is not compatible with someone you have an interest in, does not mean a single thing. Only you can determine how stable a certain relationship is.

Although horoscopes are my guilty pleasure, I found ways to be more open minded and less reliant on depending on them to predict how my day would turn out. Instead of reading my horoscope at the beginning of the day, I wait until the end. This way instead of starting out my day on a bad foot (depending if the crystal ball was murky), I could self-reflect on how my day actuallywent. This way I can relate reality to the assumptions. Also, instead of choosing that option where you can view your horoscope for the next day, I stay away from it for the same reason as not viewing it in the morning.

If horoscopes are your thing, go for it, as I will keep continuing to do (only in a healthier way).


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