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We’re wired to seek approval from our peers, and we tend to notice our imperfections more than anyone else does.

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But they do not live in this body, they do not think with this mind, they do not see through these eyes.

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Your internal stream of consciousness begins to fluctuate wildly between obsessively affirming what you’ve accomplished to hastily demeaning the other person’s attributes, all in a desperate, immature attempt to remain on an even keel.

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The times in my life I’ve been most self-conscious have been the times I’ve been most judgmental of others. These two qualities seem directly tied to each other, and may even be the same thing.

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*Closes laptop, rolls over in bed, and pulls sheets over head so can not see the haters… Or the clock, which reads 2:25 PM*

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Do you ever go to sit down at a table and there’s complete and utter, bottomless silence.

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4. Self-deprecating humor.

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As humans we are taught and conditioned to behave as though we have everything together — even when we don’t.

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Few things compare to the feeling of success.

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4. When you’re walking or standing and people behind you start laugh.