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by Island boy
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
Views: 4607

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...
by Island boy
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...
by Island boy
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?