Self-Doubt, Depression and the Cat
Not all of us were part of "the" clique in school. Some of us weren't part of a clique at all. We were loners, geeks, nerds... those odd kids in the corner, at the end of the lunch table. We were the fat kids, the scrawny kids, the unathletic kids. The brains, dorks, creeps... the outcasts. And we developed a sense of self-doubt to go with our awkwardness. And that doubt still lingers... Of course the "in crowd" had its own version of self-doubt. Hiding behind the popularity, afraid that someone would notice how scared they were underneath and how not "perfect" they truly were. And that doubt still lingers... We all have periods of self-doubt. For most of us they are fleeting. But for some, perhaps even many self-doubt is a constant companion. But let's not confuse self-doubt with low self-esteem they aren't the same thing and don't always hang out in tandem. Psychology Today - like many publications on the topic - blames the paren...