Being an asshole to yourself: learn to manage your inner critic -- Go away and leave me alone: isolating and hiding out isn't protecting you -- Checking out: are your numbing mechanisms still working for you? -- Compare and despair: the never-ending mindf*ck -- The demolition derby of your life: self-sabotage -- Feeling like a fraud: the imposter complex -- The dog and pony show: people pleasing and approval seeking -- Perfectionism prison: self-destruction at its finest -- Being strong: the illusive tough exterior -- Just let me do it: start letting go of control -- The sky is falling: bracing yourself for catastrophe -- The blame game: your ticket to disconnection -- Zero f*cks mentality: cynicism on steroids -- Nobody likes a slacker: the downside to overachieving -- Values: your roadmap -- What I know to be true.