Hello,

I know this was posted before, but I have an additional question. I often feel like a failure. (I would use the word "constant," but I now at least lessened it.) I know cognitively that I am not. I know that I have worked hard, done achievements, and grown over my life so far. I also know that all this cognitive knowledge disappears in the mornings, afternoons, and/or evenings- sometimes for a day, sometimes for a week, and if I am not careful, sometimes for up to a month.

I have been told before to lower the "bar" I have set for myself. Yet, each time, the other part of me taunts "cope-out" and "weakling." (I do not see myself as weak.) I can get it half-way down, and then it is back up within a few days. I know I hold unrealistic standards often. Yet, escaping them is the problem, which helps fuel the "failure" mentality.

Ironically, I am already highly spiritual, so philosophies similar to those found in "The Secret" I believed in before it was printed. I, at times, can use this aspect to help, and at times, it is no help.

Any help would be appreciated.