If I put myself down before you do, you won’t \/can’t put me down.<\/p>\n

I point out my flaws before you do, so I am ‘safe’.<\/p>\n

I deride myself first, just in case you might.<\/p>\n

Listing my Boo Boos is survival for me.<\/p>\n

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Do you like people who always do this?<\/p>\n

Isn’t it somewhat of a burden to have to constantly reassure someone who always seems uncertain even in something they have been doing all their life.<\/p>\n

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Saaay, you don’t do this, right?<\/p>\n

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These are\u00a0Related<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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#\u00a026<\/strong>\u00a0Discounting Self<\/a> – 47<\/strong> Gold Stamps<\/a> – 53<\/strong> Guilt<\/a> – 71<\/strong> Nice<\/a> – 96<\/strong> Habits<\/a><\/p>\n

125 <\/strong>A Clumsy Self Image<\/a> –\u00a0146<\/strong> Always Right<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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