FALSE HOPE SYNDROME False hope is a version of mind reading. It refers to behavior claiming unreasonable expectations about the speed, amount, and consequences of changes you want to make in your life. Victims make an unrealistic goal to change themselves. They quickly become trusted and quiet. However, they still want to change, so they make another attempt to keep the same — impossible goals. It's a vicious cycle of frequent attempts to change and failure because of unrealistic goals. When you get a piece of information, your mind interprets it as either a good or either bad is going