We like to tell ourselves stories about why we like to stay in situations that are detrimental to our well being.

“Just maybe this will turn out…”
“I’ve already invested all this time and money…”
“I’m doing it for the cause…”

The outcome is one of two things:

We wake up full of regret at the amount of our time and energy was spent.

We buy so much into our story that we refuse to recognize the changing world around us and wonder what went wrong with everyone else.