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1.) Focusing far too much for my own good on the bad, or less than pleasant, aspects in my life. Then not being able to figure out the things that do make me happy because I fade those out to focus solely on the bad. Even when I do know some of those things, it doesn't matter, because I'm too content with the unhappy because it's all too familiar and safer.
2.) Being afraid of success because I've never really been successful. And when I am, I just think of it as no big deal.
3.) Eating too much, not exercising nearly enough and than constantly complaining about it. And then lacking the motivation (even more importantly, the energy) to actually do anything about it.
4.) Being at least somewhat confident while in clothes, but being embarrassed, distraught and disgusted when I see myself naked or while having sex with my husband. It also happens when I get a picture taken of myself. The pictures, I can deal with by avoiding the situation. However, the sex part is getting ridiculous. It's gotten to the point where's it's ruined my sex drive to a decent degree.
5.) Feeling more alone than I could possibly have when I wasn't married. I feel completely alone and unloved, even when I know full well that I have quite a few close people (including my husband and daughter) that love me and care about me quite a lot.
6.) Feeling the way that I do for 5. It's completely unreasonable.
7.) Not being able to take a compliment and not having 'motivation speeches' work. Maybe motivational speeches was the wrong term, but I suppose it still applies. No matter how much someone says something (biggest example: my husband tells me that he finds me very attractive, and I have absolutely no doubts about that. He really does. However, it doesn't matter. It doesn't do anything for my self-esteem), they can say it until they're blue in the face, it won't matter.
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