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ceea131
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"My sister said Mary Elizabeth is suffering from low self-esteem, but I told her that she said the same thing about Sam back in November when she started dating Craig, and Sam is completely different. Everything can't be low self-esteem, can it? My sister tried to clarify things. She said that by introducing me to all these great things, Mary Elizabeth gained a "superior position" that she wouldn't need if she was confident about herself. She also said that people who try to control situations all the time are afraid that if they don't, nothing will work out the way they want."
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control-freaks
feeling-superior
low-self-esteem
needing-to-feel-superior
control
self-esteem
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Stephen Chbosky |
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c59bb10
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My parents never recognized the things that for me were achievements. I was praised for the things that came naturally to me, like my intelligence, but when I really put all my effort into looking nice (trying to), it went unrecognised. No-one ever told me I looked pretty or nice, or that I was a beautiful person (to them) and I needed them to...
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childhood-neglect
feeling-ignored
feeling-ugly
feeling-unloved
unmet-needs
emotional-neglect
low-self-esteem
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Carol Lee |
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ace7549
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But I live, I , with an absolutely continuous sense of failure. I am always defeated, always.
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dejected
unrelenting
the-black-prince
iris-murdoch
low-self-esteem
despairing
failure
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Iris Murdoch |