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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are you me? We sound like the same person, tbh. I've felt this way for most of my life, though - always thinking/feeling like I've come up short, even though I know that objectively, that is not the case. I have a lovely husband, beautiful son and a house that's a ten minute walk from the beach. I have a great relationship with my parents and brother, and a handful of close friends I can count on no matter what. My job is terrible right now, but I'm actively looking and hopeful I will find something else in the near term. To all the PPs who mentioned CBT, I've been in it (with several different therapists) for almost 5 years and tbh, haven't really seen much improvement. I've concluded that is just kind of how i'm wired (my mom and grandma are both depressives and often negative) and I just do the best I can to moderate it so it doesn't affect my son too much. I also have started writing in a gratitude journal, which is totally unnatural for me (and hard to do), in an effort to remember the good things in my life. Hang in there, I wish I lived near you b/c it would be nice to have a friend who understands this problem. [/quote]

Dp here. I have a very negative critical mother. She is always unhappy. I hope not to become her.[/quote]

I'm the poster who made the quoted statement. My mom is negative and critical, but she is also literally the best human being I know (unlike my dad, who is pretty relentlessly positive but also quite thoughtless and selfish). Maybe it's because I inherited that tendency myself, but I don't consider that quality a failing in her as a mother. No parent is perfect, that much I know, and I'll continue to work on myself the best I can, including improving this flaw. That's all I can really do. [/quote]

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