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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Please get it sorted out, OP, because this poisons relationships. My best friend is like this and it's exhausting to convince her that her life is not going to get better unless she changes her outlook. She thinks it's always someone else that's to blame or something that didn't go her way. [/quote]

This is OP. But you understand that the difference between your friend and me is that I don’t need convincing, right? I’m self-aware. I don’t think someone is to blame. I think I have an internal FEELING of dissatisfaction that I can’t shake. It’s a terrible feeling to just never feel like things are good enough, even if I don’t act on it. [/quote]

"Things are never good enough" might actually be, on a deeper level, "I am never good enough." Maybe if you feel OK with yourself, you can build on that and let the rest go. Things won't ever be perfect, and adult life is crammed full of stressors and disappointments and compromises. But I think you can try to push those to the edges and make a garden of what you love and enjoy in the middle. It starts with loving and enjoying yourself, and giving yourself permission to love and enjoy your life.

Could be with the infertility and other issues, you're used to flogging yourself to get through things. Those habits may have been helpful then, and now you're trying to get to an easier and gentler place. Good luck!![/quote]

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