It is soooo easy to silently beat yourself up and be overly critical of yourself and everything you do. This type of behavior pattern can ruin a person's life and truly stifle every aspect of their well being. Honestly, everyone does it, but when it starts affecting how you view yourself over time, it withers away your self esteem. Now, imagine those kids out there that are told from the very beginning they are nothing, useless, a mistake, a piece of dirt, etc. etc. etc. Wh