Hypersensitive to criticism

[Cammy]

Well, I've had a little time to figure this one out. I once got blamed for something really terrible that I had nothing to do with (and I mean REALLY terrible). My response to criticism is overblown way out of proportion, which tells me that the criticism is triggering a past issue. Now that I think I've made the connection, I can work on looking at future criticism more realistically and work on not reacting to it based on the triggering of a past trauma. I've done this type of correction successfully before, but it requires recognizing what it is that I'm really reacting to. So, now I'm half way there. The rest is about keeping my eyes and ears open, and watching myself the next time I experience a strong reaction like this one. It takes time and work, but these things can be corrected.

Thanks for your post nats and your frank remarks. It was very much appreciated. I can well imagine that with your job you encounter some negative and unpleasant feedback, and I admire your strength in being able to keep it all in such good perspective even though it still causes you personal pain.