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Hikamaru September 22nd, 2015 2:00 AM

I am always hard on myself because I always expect people want me to live up to their expectations and I feel like I don't succeed, and also having low self-esteem and fear of social environments make life hard for me.

Spacy September 22nd, 2015 7:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Arylett Charnoa (Post 8930058)
Oh my God. Yes. And it's not just the typical being overly-critical of yourself either. it is this intense, chronic hatred.

I really really dislike myself sometimes. And I can name so many countless flaws. But if I do, I'll get into one of those moods again. I uphold myself to the highest standards, which I can never hope to fulfill, and constantly feel guilty because of that. I can never be satisfied with anything I do. There's always something I could've done better. Always a way I screwed something up. Always something to feel bad about. It's not really a good thing, because well... I tend to drive other people insane if I decide to open my mouth up about it. They think I am just ridiculously insanely hard on myself. I usually just keep my mouth shut and contain it though. Who wants to hear: "Nah, I wasn't really that great. Could've done this better." in response to a compliment they gave out?

It would be nice to relax a little. And I try, I really do. I try to tell myself, it's okay. What I think is crap is probably way higher than most people's standards somehow due to how much they compliment it. And I try not to let myself dwell. But I think that's just the nature of who I am, sadly. I don't like to feel myself slipping into a state of non-improvement. I always have to be better, or it will eat at me. And I'm never good enough, so it's always eating at me.

Wow... I've always felt the same way. I can never quite be satisfied with myself, because I'm never good enough to be. I'm always afraid of screwing up and making people angry or disappointed with me.


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