Gina Davis, PsyD

You are probably doing better than you think.

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If you are a person who tends to get down on themselves and beat themselves up, this post is for you.

I know you might not believe me, but…you are probably doing better than you think.

I know you feel like you’re never good enough and you never will be, but…you are probably doing better than you think.

Your view of yourself is not always crystal clear, or even that accurate at times.

The fact that your life is different than it was one year, three years, ten, or twenty years ago is a testament to the things you did to change it.

So if you’re exhausted by telling yourself the story that you’re not good enough or haven’t done enough in your life, I want you to stop and think about how far you’ve come.

Change the story in your mind from “I’m f*cking up” to “I am probably doing better than I think.”

Because…

You are probably doing better than you think.

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