Dear Carolyn: I can't seem to get out of this pit of negativity about myself. I constantly feel the need to apologize for anything and everything, even if it's just that someone got upset at a situation, not at me. What are some strategies, other than "just think positively!," to bring myself out of this pit? So, I won’t offer “strategies” — because that negative inner voice isn’t just the result of a failure to “work on myself” correctly or hard enough. Dear Carolyn: I have a genderqueer tutor who comes over once a week to teach me American Sign Language.

Source: Washington Post March 21, 2019 03:56 UTC