[quote=Locust;963811] Sometimes I think I am a really bad person, but I have realized something. When I think of myself as a bad person, it becomes more difficult to act like the best person I can be. A sort of self fulfilling propechy, I suppose.

i couldnt agree with you more but it is easier said than done.i am a self-confessed perfectionist so when i dont reach my high standards i genuinely do feel like a failure. its hard because i never feel "good enough", i always feel the need to push myself; often to breaking point. and then i get so disheartened that i give up and then need to push myself to get going again. i really want to get out of this self-destructive pattern once and for all....