As the title says, I always am very hard on myself. I pressure myself to do well in everything (school, sports, etc) and I’m not happy as a result, since I feel I don’t do well enough. I feel I’m not good enough at the sports I do, I feel I’m not doing well enough in my classes, and as a result, I’m not a happy person. I get upset at the smallest mistakes, and I know that I shouldn’t react the way I do to bad grades, but I react that way anyways. Is there anything I can do/try to do to stop being so hard on myself?
If you have been struggling with these feelings for a year or more, then it may be time to see a therapist. Talk to your parents about it. If they have health coverage, there may be an allowance for therapy. Even if they don’t, if you are reaching the end of your rope, it might be worth investigating.
@WasatchWriter Thank you so much for your advice.
Is there some course you can take-- perhaps over the summer-- that has no grade attached to it? A program you can be part of, a course you can audit, something like that? Perhaps if you can see the enjoyment that comes from doing something without that sort of pressure, it will click in your head that this is the way to go.