I always get so overwhelmed trying to do everything perfectly. I can't do a job and not put everything I have into it. I need to be the best employee, the best co-worker, the best whatever. I need everyone to like me and I just burn out bending over backward to make that happen. Having people be mad at me is my worst fear. I can't stand it. There is this crazy fear I have of being rejected by anyone - even people I don't really care about. It's always better to leave them first, cut all ties, and disappear. They can't hurt me that way - no one can.
I always get so overwhelmed trying to do everything perfectly. I can't do a job and not put everything I have into it. I need to be the best employee… - Nic Sheff
I always get so overwhelmed trying to do everything perfectly. I can't do a job and not put everything I have into it. I need to be the best employee…
- Nic Sheff
And though I have done many shameful things, I am not ashamed of who I am. I am not ashamed of who I am because I know who I am. I have tried to rip … - Nic Sheff
And though I have done many shameful things, I am not ashamed of who I am. I am not ashamed of who I am because I know who I am. I have tried to rip …
It's not that I don't appreciate my life sober, but it's like there are two different people battling inside of me. I want to be good, do good, be a … - Nic Sheff
It's not that I don't appreciate my life sober, but it's like there are two different people battling inside of me. I want to be good, do good, be a …
Isn't that the greatest gift in the world-just not to care? - Nic Sheff
Isn't that the greatest gift in the world-just not to care?
It was like being in a car with the gas pedal slammed down to the floor and nothing to do but hold on and pretend to have some semblance of control. … - Nic Sheff
It was like being in a car with the gas pedal slammed down to the floor and nothing to do but hold on and pretend to have some semblance of control. …
We only have this one moment: NOW. - Nic Sheff
We only have this one moment: NOW.
It's like if the music is loud enough I won't be able to listen to my own thoughts. - Nic Sheff
It's like if the music is loud enough I won't be able to listen to my own thoughts.
The dark is settling in. The sky glows yellow- pale- anemic from the city lights. The Tenderloin at night is a real horror show. Every 3 feet someone… - Nic Sheff
The dark is settling in. The sky glows yellow- pale- anemic from the city lights. The Tenderloin at night is a real horror show. Every 3 feet someone…
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