What is so insidious about your thought process, Carly, is how ready you are to believe the negatives but refuse to give yourself credit for the attributes and talents you know you possess. Can you explain this double standard?

By the way, have you put any effort into understanding just how pernicious cognitive distortions are? http://psychcentral.com/lib/2009/15-...e-distortions/

What benefit do you derive from playing up the negatives that when challenged prove to be untrue, while playing down your abilities and talents. What is the reward you derive from this tomfoolery?

Give yourself a chance for a better life. Be more honest with yourself, and bannish the negative chatter to the historical archives.