04-05-2013, 11:37 AM
Another epiphany. I've always considered myself really sensitive. I think I am to some degree, but negative beliefs about myself greatly exaggerated it. I'm starting to realize once you have a healthy self view in place and stop worrying about what others think, criticism or rejection doesn't really matter. If anything it's not what they say, but how you interpret it after hearing it. So the only reason I had that fear of criticism so much is because it was a reminder of negative beliefs that I had in myself. It's easy to brush off negative things when you feel positive and like yourself, it's a lot harder when you feel like those negative things are true about you. Not fearless yet, but I can feel a shift in my perspective.