Hi Susie. I feel for you. Who hasn't been thrust into that situation where you feel that you stick out in some way? The only way to deal with this is to build your self up. I actually had a strange dream last night, about a blue man, but I kept hearing/sensing over and over SELF-DEFINITION. As in, you define yourself and don't let other people. I know it's easy enough to say, but how do you do it? Currently I'm trying some NLP techniques; making other people's voices seem quieter, etc. I figure there are a variety of tricks that will help you to feel more confident about your achievements. For me, I tried to imagine getting great recognition for the work that I do. I thought of a museum, with a giant painting displayed, with the artist's name duely credited. I'm not an artist or anything, but that was a good image for my mind of success, especially because it seems many artists don't get recognition for work they do until many years later, but they do eventually get it. So now when I want some credit for something I'm doing, I imagine a representation of whatever I'm doing on a huge giant painting in a museum, with my name printed beside, and that helps. However, I'm definitely still working on this issue, and I bet a lot of other people are too. But if there's one thing I feel confident about, is that we can win in the end. Good luck!  |