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Failure to Achieve
Failure to Achieve
"I’m worse than everyone
else at everything. That’s
just how life is."
family origin
Hypercritical
Domain II
Impaired Autonomy and Performance
The expectation that the character is unable to survive on their own, or normal not to be able to perform anything successfully.
maladaptive coping
overcompensation
Diminishes achievements of
others; Tries to meet perfectionistic standards to
compensate for sense of failure.
avoidance
Procrastinates on work tasks; Avoids new or difficult tasks; Avoids setting career goals that are appropriate to ability level.
surrender
Sabotages work efforts by
working below level of ability; Unfavorably compares their achievement with that of others in a biased manner.
typical thoughts
I'm a failure.
Nothing I ever do is as good as what the people around me can do.
When I compare my accomplishments with others, I'm always lacking.
Failure to Achieve
domain I
domain II
domain III
domain IV
domain V
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