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Silence the Critical Voices in Your Head

Nawaz's Silence the Critical Voices in Your Head had me realizing I can be incredibly mean to myself. I like to think I have a pretty high self-esteem, but if I fall, I fall hard, and my thoughts do not let me forget it. I was able to relate to much of what the author was saying. I magnify negative criticism no matter how constructive; the positive feedback I do get, I minimize away with thoughts like "I got lucky" or "I didn't really do anything special." I thought all of these thoughts were there to push me, but in actuality, they were doing the opposite. Even as I write these blogs, turning them in later than the due date, I am constantly telling myself I am in too far over my head, and I cannot handle working a fulltime job and a full work-load and focus on my future after graduation all at once. I know I will triumph over this because I always do, but it would be nice to not have intense bouts of stress every time I go through something just because of the own critical voices in my head.

Seven Ways to Crush Self-Doubt

Spencer's Seven Ways to Crush Self-Doubt really helped me realize I am not special in the sense that I am not the only one who feels like a failure. All of the things he was saying not to do, I have done. I constantly find myself comparing my successes to others. For instance, everyone is posting there graduate school acceptance letters while I have yet to apply. I really enjoyed the cartoon that was included in the article because it made me realize that there is absolutely no upside to negative thinking. I was also able to easily relate to the perfectionist section since I destroy myself if I make a mistake on something. If I get a bad grade or turn in something late, it feels like the end of the world. Obviously, I know this is illogical and irrational, but they are the thoughts that immediately come. It is comforting to know, I am not the only one.