Is there a way of rephrasing that so it's not so unkind to yourself?

I sometimes feel like a failure, too.

I understand where you're coming from.

One time I read a book on optimism.

It said that if we make explanations to ourselves that we are always a failure or whatever, something like that, then we'll be more pessimistic. Not trying to imply that you're a pessimist. Generally, I feel like you're optimistic. So maybe just a bad day or night?


Also there's a point in that book on optimism (and I don't personally know if I agree with this) that says you should explain things that are positive by saying that they are permanently that way (I hope this stuff makes at least a grain of sense).

It's all very good in theory. I would say naturally I am a bit of a pessimist, but that's probably because I'm somewhat rationally-minded. I don't know. Hopefully some of what I said helped.