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- Fri Mar 18, 2011 9:42 pm
- Forum: Session 3 - Self Talk: The Key to Healthy Self Esteem
- Topic: constantly seeking external validation
- Replies: 8
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constantly seeking external validation
One habit I need to break is my need for external validation. It seems like I've been constantly seeking external validation my whole life. The only time I feel good about myself is when someone is stroking my ego... When I'm not being stroked I talk myself into a self pitying depression. I also bel...
- Tue Jan 25, 2011 12:39 am
- Forum: Session 4 - Expectations: How to Expect Less and Get More
- Topic: constantly comparing myself to others
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3121
Re: constantly comparing myself to others
What's up miss obsessive? I feel the exact same way... I have social anxiety disorder... and I can't remember the last time I met someone I thought I was good enough for. I think the only way to change this is to be patient and focus on doing what the course says. I'm spending another week on sessio...
- Tue Jan 25, 2011 12:25 am
- Forum: Session 3 - Self Talk: The Key to Healthy Self Esteem
- Topic: Who wants to hear something weird?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2785
Re: Who wants to hear something weird?
That's interesting for sure... I don't know the answer but I'd like to know if us negative thinkers dream negatively?? I wonder if our state of mind at the exact time we fall asleep is directly related to bad dreams? Do you remember dreaming last night?