Don't go projecting on me, TAG This is classic displacement.
You feel awful (understandably) so you displace those feelings onto me. I'd gladly take on your down feelings if it meant you would feel better - except I feel too positive to do so.
My view is, if you think good things, good things happen to you. If I spent all my time worrying about what might happen, I would not enjoy just being in the moment. IF something goes wrong, I will handle it, until then I will assume everything will go great. I don't know any other authors, but I've done this before, just not on a big level.
Even JK Rowling had 8 rejection letters for 'Harry Potter' and look at her now!?
I take the same attitude to my H. He's a challenge, yes, and sometimes he treats me bad, but I will get there, I WILL.
Sometimes I get upset or in a bad mood - but don't we all? I want my life the way I want it and I will get want I want because I love myself and know I deserve it.
Don't listen to all the crap your X said, TAG, as soon as you believe you deserve to be happy, you will be.