I hate to say it, but you're probably not healthy. People all around us are going about their days assuming that they are, in fact, beaming balls of energy with robust immune systems and unlimited physical potential. This is one of the most common fallacies today.Keep an open eye and you'll see it in people all the time. They assume they're healthy despite obvious signs to the contrary. These are people that say they can tolerate wheat 'just fine' and later complain about trouble sleeping. These are the ones that talk about how great 'they feel' on a vegetarian diet, yet they look lethargic and frail.
These people are lying to themselves.
In psychology, it's known as the optimism bias, the human penchant to look at things slightly on the positive side when they're about you. The instances can be glaring, such as smokers who think they'll fare better than others in regard to disease. Or the instances can be common, such as drivers who believe their risk of an accident is lower than it actually is. Ultimately, the optimism bias is just one more way that people can't get over themselves.
But this is a human problem, and it's pervasive.
Self-perceptions are flawed for all kinds of reasons, but the optimism bias plays a significant role. This is true for me and nearly everyone. It's our job to keep this is mind when evaluating our health, which will in turn affects our goals.
We have to raise our standard of health by looking at symptoms closely. That means every pimple, every restless night, every stomach ache, headache, knee ache, every sneeze and cough, literally everything. And when you do that, you come to the inevitable conclusion that things are not functioning as smoothly as you once thought.
