another of those clues by cognitive therapy

[baratron]

Whenever I go through my old lj entries (particularly those from the summer of 2002), I'm struck by just how much angst there is. And a lot of it I feel would be much better made private.

But why should I censor my past to make myself seem cooler? I have had angst in my life, and I'm still here and still dealing with it (and a lot of it's dealt with). Doesn't that mean that, rather than being someone to be pitied, I rock?

Now why can't I convince myself of that?