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Can "wishing" be harmful?

Do you allow yourself to wish as much as you use to when you were a child? I know I have tried to convert my wishing into obtainable goals as I get older... but there are some "wishes" that are far to whimsical / improbable to come true no matter the effort I put into them and I might try put them in the back of my mind, but they are still there... wishing...: 1) I wish people could pee for other people 2) I wish I could ride a unicorn around the world. 3) I wish I could see what others see..... I mean, physically see what they see. Sometimes I think I have great vision, and I have nothing to compare it to, because these are the only eyes I've had. Sure doctor can measure itâ€¦..but I want to experience another set of eye balls. What are some wishes you refuse to let go of? Is it harmful?

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Wishing is not productive. Making goals is. Nobody works to make wishes come true.

U know, I know that wishing does no good really... But since I can remember I have done it.. On every eylash that fall from my eye and every shooting star I have ever seen I know its silly for a 20 year old to still do such a silly litle act, But I find it second nature now... I dont believe its harmful... Actually for me I believe it maintains some small ounce of innocenece and magical fairyland qaulity :) Besides, I agree with WanderingWolf: a little dreaming never hurt anyone

Naawwww. Little dreaming never hurt anyone.

Don't see wishing as harmful, per se. At least no more harmful than any of the other myriad of things we do to escape from 'reality.' It's all in how you wish, I suppose. One little mind trick I pull out every now and again is to turn wishes into awe and wonder.... For example... wishing to pee for other people... would be transformed into wondering why women congregate to go to the bathroom whilst out together. Do their bladders communicate with each other to synchronise the urge to pee? Is that kind of like peeing for someone else... the 'collective urination'? Or is it social pressure more than bladder pressure? Fear of being alone in a public setting, perhaps? Hmmmm..... This would inevitably lead to other musings, like why women who are close friends or living in the same house have a tendency to synchronise their ovulation cycles. Is that the same as the collective pee, or something else at work entirely? Of course this is also an escape from reality... it just seems like a more interesting game for my mind to play. Less 'wanting' more 'wondering.'

Wishing is not harmful in my opinion, simply because we all sometimes need a little hope and comfort to feel good about. As for the whimsical wishing that can not be attainable in reality, well dwelling too much on those can be damaging to one's mental. Sure we all have wishes that we desire to come true, but lets be real some things are just not attainable in the real world.

I dont think wishing is harmful unless you genuinely believe that the act of wishing will improve the odds of said wish coming true. I believe prayers can be harmful, because most people who pray tend to think that it will help them throughout whatever trouble they may be facing, Yes it may give psycholigical comfort in the hope that there is a reciever listening to prayers but if things were to go against the grain of the prayer then it could damage peoples faith and be upsetting.

@Brechz Dubuque, IA

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