Mistaking the Signal for the Problem - Part 1: Lying to Ourselves

It is very easy to confuse signals with their consequences, or the manifestation of those signals. Take, for example, someone with poor eating habits. We might focus on the behavior itself and offer advice, when in fact, it could the signal of a long-standing psychological struggle. Food can become a refuge, much like alcohol is for an alcoholic who try to escape his real problem in life. The same…