I wish I could have a conversation with a coworker that didn't involve me wondering all of the negative things he/she may be thinking or wondering if she's going to tell other people how horrible I am. This isn't a crisis, but it is an ongoing stressor that gets
really annoying. It makes me feel horribly emotionally wise. And it doesn't submit to intellectualization, it doesn't listen to reason. And it can feel really, really threatening. I guess I have such a negative image of myself that I can't imagine that other people don't. But I can't just think, hey, I'm a good person, etc. It's frustrating and demoralizing.