hi louesa
I used to be filled with self doubt too, always coming up with ways to discredit myself. so I started by finding one undisputable fact about me. something that no matter how bad I felt, I couldn't say anything bad about it. I am an excellent professional writer. I write excellent reports. I have always gotten a's on my reports all through school and college. now I write reports for the court. so when I was down on myself, I could say, yeah, I suck at this, but I am an excellent writer and feel better. slowly I came up with more indisputable facts until I had a whole file in my head of good things about me. this greatly affected my self esteem. so try it, what is one good thing about you? welcome to psych central. you will find we have several forums where you can post about your concerns and receive feedback from other members. you will get a lot of support here. again, welcome