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Old Apr 12, 2017, 03:39 PM
introspectiveme introspectiveme is offline
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Originally Posted by imaginethat View Post
This sounds so familiar, I could have written it. Of course, that fact doesn't help you.

One thing that might help is to lower your expectations of yourself. Are you a perfectionist? If you're like me, you have control issues. I want everyone to like me, but they're not going to just like I don't like everyone. It's hard to accept, but it's worth trying.

In some book, I read "Reduce the excessive demand you make of life and people in general." It helps me to read that quote.
Yes. I would say I am a perfectionist and have control issues too.

Your post makes so much sense. I want people to like me, but it doesn't always work. This makes me feel like I am not in control of things. I try to tell myself that I can't control other peoples' emotions or opinions of me.... like that movie Bruce Almighty.

Thanks for your post.