It's a relief to know that this is a brain thing other people have and not just some personality defect only I have. It was a huge relief to read about it online after truly years of having it and knowing no one else with it. Well no one who ever shared anything like this with me. And you definitely can not tell just anyone. So weird that our brains do this. I try to picture the thoughts as coming from a thug that I stand up to and tell to go away. Seems to help a bit. But often he wins