What kills your self esteem?

[StoneGold]

Man, I've been getting rejected for jobs left and right. Makes me not a very happy camper.

[Donald M.]

So I take it the job at Tips & Tricks didn't work out, huh?

That sucks.

Don't worry, eventually you'll find someone desperate enough to hire you.

I know I've got my hopes up in that regard.

[Pól Rua]

What kills my self-esteem?

Me, mostly.

[Trystenn]

Man, I've been getting rejected for jobs left and right. Makes me not a very happy camper.
*Hugs StoneGold*

[Gilda Dent]

Being stared at. It's a sure way go bring me down and make me overly self-conscious and self-critical.

Gilda

[StoneGold]

Haven't gotten rejected for that job yet. But I haven't gotten it either. But I've just been rejected for damn near every other job I've interviewed for in the last three weeks.

[Donald M.]

Haven't gotten rejected for that job yet.

Then what the heck you whining about, you big whiny whinebag?

If you get rejected for that, then you can come back and cry like a woman for our amusement.

Maybe Trystenn will hug you again, if you're into that.

[Donald M.]

Being stared at. It's a sure way go bring me down and make me overly self-conscious and self-critical.

Gilda

I have a tendency to stare and most times I don't even realize I'm doing it.

I'm not a creep, really, but how is the opposite sex to know this?

Trying to explain myself would probably only make things worse.

[StoneGold]

Because all the "safety jobs" aren't coming through. And that scares me. Coupled with the fact that there haven't been that many jobs to apply for the last week or so.

[Trystenn]

Maybe Trystenn will hug you again, if you're into that.
..................
;)

[Donald M.]

Because all the "safety jobs" aren't coming through. And that scares me. Coupled with the fact that there haven't been that many jobs to apply for the last week or so.

I can sympathize somewhat, but having trouble finding a job doesn't give much of a hit to my self-esteem.

I hardly had any to begin with.

[BlairH]

When my ex ex ex girlfriend said "You are my favorite shite" my self esteem reached rock bottom.

[hulahulk]

Lately, doing jobs that I'm over-qualified for. I would LOOOOOOVE to tell an onery customer to fuck off, but I would get fired for that. Meanwhile, the owners of the hotel chain I work for make millions of dollars a year and yet do not give out Christmas bonuses.

[Iangould]

What makes you think I had any to start with?

[zilch]

What kills my self-esteem?

Well, i'm married to it.

[twilight]

What kills my self-esteem?

Failure.

[Fabian]

Smelling



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[Winslow]

Man . . . this thread is a real downer.

Usually people just piss me off, they don't affect my self esteem. The only way a person can affect my self esteem is if they are someone I respect, and in a "moment of weakeness" say ugly things.

Negative circumstances can affect my self esteem, or not getting what I want (not material stuff - but what I would define as positive circumstances - or things going "my way")

[Slam_Bradley]

Being stared at. It's a sure way go bring me down and make me overly self-conscious and self-critical.

Gilda


Maybe you're being stared at because you're so darn cute.



The job thing is a killer. When I was really down on lawyering and needed a change from private practice, I was second choice three times for positions in the Attorney General's office. That was a major bitch.

[Winslow]

Being stared at. It's a sure way go bring me down and make me overly self-conscious and self-critical.

Maybe you're being stared at because you're so darn cute.

Yup . . . . .

[Perry Holley]

Being stared at. It's a sure way go bring me down and make me overly self-conscious and self-critical.
I will have to echo Slam and Winslow's comments regarding this.

Furthermore, I have to inform you that low self-esteem is my schitck, and I was here first, dammit, so you're just going to get your own damn schitck, lest you risk charges of Schitck Infringement. From this point on, whenever you are complimented, you must accept these compliments gracefully, accepting the fact that it is because you are an intelligent, wise, and witty person, without any self-recrimination or self-deprecating commentary. Furthermore, upon realizing that your wife is a truly wonderful and remarkable woman, you must accept that she chooses to be with you because you are equally wonderful and remarkable.

Any backsliding in this regards will sadly leave me with no choice but to call in the Schitck Enforcement Agency, who will have to discipline you appropriately for violating the Schitck Infringement Treaty of 1968. I'm not at liberty to discuss the full consequences of such an intervention, but let's just say that involves a day-old herring and wet lasanga noodles, and leave it at that.

Now, surely you are wise enough not to require such drastic measures, are you?

*crosses arms, taps foot impatiently while waiting for an answer*

[Slam_Bradley]

Yeah. Nobody plays with Perry's schtick.








Not even his wife.

[Winslow]

Yeah. Nobody plays with Perry's schtick.








Not even his wife.

Oh, I forgot that one.

When my wife doesn't play with my schtick, that affects my self esteem.

[TinMan]

I was a pretty fat kid, even through highschool. Now that I'm out I've lost some of that weight, but I'm still "overweight", not obese mind you. But I'm still kind of self conscious about it. Though I am trying to get myself on a regular exercise and diet plan so I can actually be thin for once in my life.

[Aelo]

I'm not really sure what brings down my self-esteem, I've been on the super self-esteem high for well over 3 years now. I can hardly remember what it feels like to doubt my self worth.

[Gordon Smith]

People who imitate my speech impediment. It never ceases to crush my tender ego.

[Perry Holley]

Yeah. Nobody plays with Perry's schtick.

Not even his wife.You're just upset because you can't play with my schitck.

Jealousy is a petty, petty emotion...

[Greg Blackman]

You know what?

I made one of my rare trips away from my art workload on Sunday to go to the pub with my mate Rob and do british blokey pub thing (watching football, drinking beer, playing pool etc).

Anyway, it got to about nine o'clock and the bar started to fill up with young women. I swear to god I was checking out the girls in crowd and it was, like "Out of my league, out of my league, too young, too pretty, out of my league, WAAAY out of my league" throughout the whole pub.

I've always been aware that the whole Mating Ritual Pub Game is not one i'm particularly built to win in, since it's all about first impressions and all my good qualities are in my character rather than on the surface. But this particular Sunday made me realise how totally, completely unequipped to run that race i am. Let alone stand a chance of winning.

So, what kills my self esteem? Young, pretty girls.

[Greg Blackman]

Oh and... Gilda? If that's actually you in your avatar, I can tell you why they're staring, and it's a good thing. :D

[tricksterpup]

Man, I've been getting rejected for jobs left and right. Makes me not a very happy camper.
I think what would kill self esteem would be laughed at while Naked.. now that would give someone a complex.

[tricksterpup]

Being stared at.
Gilda
Its because you had spinach in your teeth and we were trying to tell you about it. :rolleyes:

[Cotton]

Have self-respect, not self-esteem.

Self-esteem is what special ed teachers teach their students.

I'm gonna go Fight Club on you here: "Self-esteem is masturbation"

[Typo Lad]

When my wife would rather read a book/watch a movie than sit and talk with me.

It doesn't happen a lot, mind you.

And I know it hurts her slef-esteem when she comes home and I'm already asleep.

[Dizzy D]

Haven't gotten rejected for that job yet. But I haven't gotten it either. But I've just been rejected for damn near every other job I've interviewed for in the last three weeks.


Change weeks to months and you have my life right now. I guess I'll have to move from science to delivering newspapers or something.

[YoursTruly]

When I watch tv or movies or read a magazine... they're all filled with these super slim women with professional makeup and stuff. I can't help but look at myself and think... I'll never look like that.

The worst self esteem killer is watching that stuff or reading that stuff with guy friends and hearing them carry on about how hot those women are. It makes me kinda feel like I look so much like a guy that even other guys don't see me as a hot chick.

[Rae Rodriguez]

What kills your self esteem? Two words: size six. :(

EDIT: It appears that YoursTruly and I are on the same page.

[Gilda Dent]

Maybe you're being stared at because you're so darn cute.

The reason's irrelevant. It's the attention that makes me uneasy.

Oh and... Gilda? If that's actually you in your avatar, I can tell you why they're staring, and it's a good thing. :D

That's Grace Park. I resemble her in that we both have dark brown eyes, and that's it. Otherwise, we look about as much alike as, say, Pee Wee Herman and a body builder surfer dude (gold star for whoever catches the movie reference).

Gilda

[K'Nort]

The bathroom scale.

[Slam_Bradley]

What kills your self esteem? Two words: size six. :(

EDIT: It appears that YoursTruly and I are on the same page.


You are on the same page. You're both adorable.

[BoosterBronze]

Women rejecting me for impersonal reasons.

If a woman says "Booster, I won't go out with you because you're an ass." or "I don't want to go out with you because you drive a piece of garbage and drink too much" I'm fine with that. Or even "You're fat." Call a spade a spade.

But if a woman says "I'm just not dating right now" or "I already have a boyfriend" or "I don't think we're right for eachother" I'm filled with an overwhelming feeling of inadequacy, that there's something SO unspeakably wrong with me that these silly vague reasons are all I'm being given in way of an explanation.

[tricksterpup]

Women rejecting me for impersonal reasons.

If a woman says "Booster, I won't go out with you because you're an ass." or "I don't want to go out with you because you drive a piece of garbage and drink too much" I'm fine with that. Or even "You're fat." Call a spade a spade.

But if a woman says "I'm just not dating right now" or "I already have a boyfriend" or "I don't think we're right for eachother" I'm filled with an overwhelming feeling of inadequacy, that there's something SO unspeakably wrong with me that these silly vague reasons are all I'm being given in way of an explanation.
"Booster, I just want to say, it isn't you, its me. Someday you will make someone really happy. "

Sounds nicier than a restraining order. ;)

[Trystenn]

You know what?

I made one of my rare trips away from my art workload on Sunday to go to the pub with my mate Rob and do british blokey pub thing (watching football, drinking beer, playing pool etc).

Anyway, it got to about nine o'clock and the bar started to fill up with young women. I swear to god I was checking out the girls in crowd and it was, like "Out of my league, out of my league, too young, too pretty, out of my league, WAAAY out of my league" throughout the whole pub.

I've always been aware that the whole Mating Ritual Pub Game is not one i'm particularly built to win in, since it's all about first impressions and all my good qualities are in my character rather than on the surface. But this particular Sunday made me realise how totally, completely unequipped to run that race i am. Let alone stand a chance of winning.

So, what kills my self esteem? Young, pretty girls.
Dude, just stop calling it a pub and youll be in buisiness

[Typo Lad]

Gilda,

While you may not resemble Grace Park in some ways, you do in one important way:

You're both stunning.

I say this respectfully and as a friend and hope it is taken that way.

[BlairH]

Hello
My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my self esteem. Prepare to die!

[Emerald Ghost]

I was told I shake hands like a girl. By a girl. Ruined me for a month.

[BlairH]

I was told I shake hands like a girl. By a girl. Ruined me for a month.

You aren't supposed to shake hands with girls! You'll get cooties!

[Paul McEnery]

Have self-respect, not self-esteem.

Self-esteem is what special ed teachers teach their students.

I'm gonna go Fight Club on you here: "Self-esteem is masturbation"
Oh I so agree with you.

Except for the bits I quibble with:

"self-esteem" is a sneaky way to make you merge vanity with self-respect. The key to not letting things get to you is to split the two back up again.

[Thanos_6383]

What kills my esteem?.....People who DON'T shower :eek:

[Aelo]

You aren't supposed to shake hands with girls! You'll get cooties!

Are you sure? I thought that cooties weren't real... Are they?

[tricksterpup]

I was told I shake hands like a girl. By a girl. Ruined me for a month.
It should, sissie.

[BlairH]

Are you sure? I thought that cooties weren't real... Are they?

From my extensive analysis of the female anatomy, I can confirm that there is indeed some evidence for the existance of cooties.

[Aelo]

From my extensive analysis of the female anatomy, I can confirm that there is indeed some evidence for the existance of cooties.

Oh snap... Is it lethal? Is there a test? Or a cure or something? I touched a whole bunch of girls today. I don't wanna die!

[Paul McEnery]

From my extensive analysis of the female anatomy, I can confirm that there is indeed some evidence for the existance of cooties.
When did anyone ever let you near her cootie factory? :p

[howyadoin]

Are you sure? I thought that cooties weren't real... Are they?Yes. Cooties come from the cooter.

[Rae Rodriguez]

You are on the same page. You're both adorable.*hugs Slam* :o

[StoneGold]

Yes. Cooties come from the cooter.
http://www.ein-duke-kommt-selten-allein.de/img/characters/cooter.jpg

[Slam_Bradley]

*hugs Slam* :o


Wooo Wooo! That made my month.