Oh, It's Green!
Just because the sky is cloudy, the green field does not change into a brown field. A critique does not equal your value; rather, it shows the great potential you have within yourself. — Having super low self-esteem is a huge obstacle I have to face daily. I am so used to seeing myself as not capable of finishing things greatly, while success is not always the finish line we aim for. Sometimes, just finishing is enough. I love being appreciated, I love being complimented, but at the same time, I do not think the people who tell me so genuinely mean it. What if they are just being kind? Oh well, even if they are, what is wrong with that? Do you like being underestimated that much? Even a critique, no matter how positive the tone is, always sounds like a new reason to give up, to feel worthless, to feel like it is time to go. Will I ever reach that place? Don't you think giving up would save so much of yourself? From embarrassment, from another heartbreak? Especially when you...