When They Both Meet.

The commitment and consistency rule states that once we make a decision, we will experience pressure from others and ourselves to behave consistently with that decision. You can be pressured into making either good or bad decisions depending on your past actions.

Cognitive dissonance is an uncomfortable feeling caused by holding two contradictory ideas simultaneously. Dissonance normally occurs when a person perceives a logical inconsistency among his or her cognition. This happens when one idea implies the opposite of another.

So when both commitment and consistency rule and cognitive dissonance meet, trust me, it will be an inner battle.

*The worst person to lie to is ultimately, yourself.