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[quote=Anonymous]To paraphrase a maxim that has always helped me -- we often feel we suck because we are comparing our complicated insides to others' 'outsides'. This has never been more true than now where people showcase perfected outsides (or perfected outsides with just enough of the right flaws to make them seem authentic etc.) on the internet. What helps me in those moments is to get back to reality and say, ok, even if I really do utterly and completely suck at this (which isn't that likely), what is one small thing I can do to make myself suck slightly less? And then I'm on the path to improving something I was catastrophizing and that helps me usually see that I was okay enough but not quite as good as I wanted to be--the same as pretty much everybody else.[/quote]
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