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ways i beat myself up recently

ways i beat myself up recently

and how i worked through them

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Valerie
Aug 06, 2022
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One of the largest improvements I’ve made over the past year is to not get defeated by my anxiety. Up until my senior year of college, anxiety had been a big motivator for me. I’d worry about people being better than me or not being good enough or not getting prestigious awards, and that frenetic energy would serve as motivation. Senior year of college,…

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