Zues, for years upon end, I delegated my self worth to Mr P. I allowed Mr. P to criticize me and tied my self worth to that. If he wasn't happy, then I wasn't worthy. It went beyond things about me. If the kids left their shoes in the floor and he didn't like it, that was my fault, and he told random strangers that I was a hoarder. Etc., etc. But here's where I really messed up: At some point, I started hearing fault where there wasn't any. I just assumed he was being critical all the time. I lost the skill of taking things at face value. Labug helped me with this a great deal. I balked at her more than once, and she calmly pointed out that I was reading into her questions.
All this to say, my friend, don't make my mistake. Take feedback for what it is, don't read into it, accept it at face value, don't assume it's criticism. Including this.
