Irisact, sorry for the long wait in between posts. Thank you very much for responding to me. You say that you are a perfectionist. To many, that would be considered an enviable attribute, but to people like us who are so critical of our own lives, it is truly a burden. I think the trick to overcoming our overly self-critical nature is to take a look back at what exactly we have accomplished. You say that you are a student. I have found that by constantly criticizing myself for my performance in school (although it has, in all honesty, been overall excellent), it has helped me acquire an 8000 dollar scholarship to University. Most people would be happy with this but when I look back at some of the very few courses where I didn't do as well I start to emphasize the negative over the positive and ignore what I've accomplished. Physically, I do powerlifting which is a sport where NOTHING is ever good enough. Sure you may bench press 300 pounds but then you realize the record for your weight class is 575! Then you start feeling like you haven't accomplished much and that your training has been flawed. Don't get me wrong, I don't hate myself completely and neither should you. We should both realize that there are many positive aspects to our lives. Your probably a great student due to your perfectionist nature, you probably have a loving family, you may participate in sports, extra curricular activities etc. I'm here for you if you need me. I really want to see you conquer this condition.