I started working on the thoughts/behaviors for when I put myself down. I decided to support myself and when I caught myself saying mean things about myself I'd yell "Support!" in my head and picture 3 guys in Roman togas running from one side (left to right) into the dome of my head and erecting a Corinthian column (no simple Doric or even Ionic!) and then running out (somewhere around the other ear :-) and it would make me smile and I'd enjoy my "creativity" and joke on myself. Since I enjoyed the image/joke I'd created, I got better at catching myself AND I started to mind it less when I said mean things about myself because I knew I had the 3 guys to "defend" me. Not being so unhappy with myself and feeling good about the successful/helpful image, I created other "jokes" and/or started enjoying my mistakes themselves and laughing at myself! Now I'm good friends with me :-)