# Unrealistic demands and expectations

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unrealistic-demands-and-expectations/759069>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 4, 2016, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unrealistic-demands-and-expectations/759069 "2016-07-04T14:40:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![quantumleap2016](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f08c70/32.png) [@quantumleap2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quantumleap2016)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2016, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unrealistic-demands-and-expectations/759069/1 "2016-07-04T14:40:18Z")

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How can someone stop putting unrealistic demands and expectations on himself or herself?

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2016, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unrealistic-demands-and-expectations/759069/2 "2016-07-04T14:45:43Z")

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You already asked that.  
[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=797528](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=797528)

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**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2016, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unrealistic-demands-and-expectations/759069/3 "2016-07-04T16:00:09Z")

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Duplicate thread closed.