Am I afraid because I don't want to fail, become an outcast, and face constant ridicule? Am I already facing scrutiny from others for how I act?

Am I hardest on me?

We often become our own critics to pick apart our lives and bring ourselves into an unforgiving (and unneeded) light of apparent disappointment, sadness, and resentment which we carry against ourselves. A particularly venomous emotion, being resentful towards another person causes us to act out and generally be more chaotic with that individual or situation.

Being resentful towards an enemy is unnecessary, but feeling this way towards yourself is completely destructive. For where to run? Where can I hide from my own thoughts from my own actions? Nowhere but to yourself, so let's drop the act.

Why am I not good enough to deserve praise?