[winterglen]

I embarrassed myself at work, made tons of errors. I'm sure all my coworkers are thinking "There goes stupid winter again. When is she going to grow up and get her act together?"

I'm one of those snowflake kids you read about on the internet. You know, the one who grew up over coddled and self-centered. The one who gets hysterical at the slightest criticism. The one that deserves spend the rest of her miserable life flipping burgers in a fast food restaurant, because she thought she was too good to work hard and follow the rules. Poor little snot couldn't handle the real world; looks like the consequences caught up with her.

I'm that person, and I'll admit, I deserve it. I deserve to be a failure.

I'm sorry, anyone who has to put up with my drama.

[Samanthagreene]

I don't think you deserve any of those things. And remember, what you found humiliating is sometimes forgotten the next day, or can even be laughed about a little later. I'm sorry you had to go through that and I hope it gets better.

[IndieVisible]

I often feel that way and try to defuse it the best I can with humor. For example if I make a mistake or ask a stupid question I will jokingly say some thing like "excuse me but I'm mildly retarded.." and of course the response is always positive to that and they see I can laugh at myself. But inside it does bother me, but I won't show it. If you show it you will refuel that perception. By deflecting the situation with humor it distracts from the mistake and shows you know your only human, have a sense of humor and can laugh at yourself. Of course if this has never been your style you need to break in to it slowly. This usually works best for me. I find otherwise I get very tensed, anxious and defensive. Not to mention paranoid and depressed.

[BadGirlBlues]

Originally Posted by IndieVisible

I often feel that way and try to defuse it the best I can with humor. For example if I make a mistake or ask a stupid question I will jokingly say some thing like "excuse me but I'm mildly retarded.." and of course the response is always positive to that and they see I can laugh at myself. But inside it does bother me, but I won't show it. If you show it you will refuel that perception. By deflecting the situation with humor it distracts from the mistake and shows you know your only human, have a sense of humor and can laugh at yourself. Of course if this has never been your style you need to break in to it slowly. This usually works best for me. I find otherwise I get very tensed, anxious and defensive. Not to mention paranoid and depressed.

Good advice, IndieVisible, but saying you are "mildly retarded" might hurt someones' feelings.

[Yoda]

When I am really confused about something I say, explain it to me like I'm a five year old and then I laugh.

[Silent Void]

If you knew how many boneheaded things I've done at work you'd be relieved. I'm sure I've beaten you.

[jax325]

If you think you deserve to be treated a certain way then you will. Demand that people treat you well and treat others kindly and it will come back to you. Dont be so hard on yourself.

[edward6]

Thanks for this post, and all the threads coz it really brings the giggles to me as I think about the follies in my own life. Self-deprecating humor is truly a great medicine. I once worked for a guy who actually said "duuhhh" every second sentence, and it started to make me laugh till it dawned on me that I was working for him! You're not alone by any means.