Inner Turmoil

Sometimes I feel as if I’m in a bad relationship—with myself! Whenever Rocky the writer starts a paragraph, Rocky the editor interrupts. “No, no, no. Don’t say it that way. Why are you always so negative?” Or “ What makes you think you have anything worthwhile to say?”
Before I’ve completed a single thought, my alter ego has torn it to shreds. This is a very debilitating ritual. It’s also common to the human condition.

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