Stinkin' Thinkin'

I was going over the list of character defects i had identified and picking out what i would consider to be "errors in thinking." Here's what i came up with.

i must be liked by everyone

pain must be avoided

I must be # 1

I can do it all by myself

I must be perfect

It should be easy

If I avoid problems long enough they will go away

Life should be fair

No one really cares about the real me

Others must live up to my expectations

Comparing myself to others is the only guage of my self-esteem

Dogmatic people are right

Other people are to blame for my choices

I must earn love and acceptance

I must "figure it out"

I must be like others

I need absolute certainty before I make a decision or take an action

I must suffer for my mistakes and shortcomings

I deserve special treatment and to be given breaks

Relationships should be easy

Physical touch = love

I have a right to have sex

Women who are hard to get are more desirable

If no one will notice or miss it, it's ok to take stuff

It's all about me

Going slowly and cautiously, and testing it out, and researching are a waste of time

I can make this relationship work if I try hard enough

Loss is terrible and unacceptable

Toleration is always loving and Christ-like

The most efficient way to live is to be careless and lazy, and hope for the best

It's best not to hear the bad news

Others always want to hear my two cents

Success is not something i deserve or can handle

It's all up to God

As long as I get away with it, it's ok

I only need to submit when I agree

I can change other people

Correction = Criticism

If I accept myself for where I'm at today, then i will have no motivation to change

Anti-establishmentism is cool

The safest way to live is to not get too close to people.