How do you stop having negative thoughts?

I feel like it’s so much easier said than done. I actually have a nice life and a lot to be thankful for but some day I can be plagued with thought like no one likes you, people pretend to like you, your stupid, disgusting ugly etc. I can be too much of a perfectionist and am very self critical.

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Heartlander · 80-89, M

Just a guess, but you may at times be focusing too much on what you think others think of you. Like you may be letting other people define who you are or are not. Not completely because you really never know what others may be thinking. We humans are all social animals and we need some of that but too much and it may overwhelm our self image or esteem. Too much of that and we are giving other people too much power over us, even if it's just imaginary.