(May 4, 2015 at 6:07 am)EvidenceVersusFaith Wrote: No but I know I need to take responsibilty and sort myself out. Also I am noticiably quite elated in mood most of the time and I just don't get taken seriously. I am the kind of guy who grins while his life slowly falls apart.
I think the problem may be self-contempt and self-sabotage. I can come across as cocky but I feel it is a mask of artificial complacency and deep down my self esteem and self respect is rock bottom.
That grinning bit is one hell of a talent in the right circumstances. You might also, btw, be a poor judge of character.....if your self appraisal is "rock bottom" given the field you're judging from.
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