Self Doubt

“I keep rehearsing what I'm going to say to my boss tomorrow and none of the versions end well.”

“I nodded along in the meeting like I understood what they were talking about and I still don't know what half those acronyms mean.”

“I corrected someone in a meeting today and they looked annoyed and I've been second-guessing whether I was right ever since.”

“My grandmother asked if I'm happy and I said yes and she looked at me like she didn't believe me and I think she was right.”

“I called my best friend and got her voicemail and hung up without leaving a message because I didn't know how to begin.”

“I told her the presentation was great and I meant it but now I keep wondering if I was too enthusiastic and came across as fake.”

“I turned down the offer because the timing was wrong and I've been wondering ever since if I just told myself that.”

“I want to ask for help but I've been competent for so long that I don't know how to frame it without it sounding like failure.”

“I took the compliment and said thank you and felt like a fraud the whole way home.”

“I had the thought that I might be doing okay today and then I immediately looked for evidence against it.”

“I asked for feedback and got it and now I wish I hadn't asked.”