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Self-Defeating Behaviors
One of my self-defeating behaviors is that (I wonder if I’m “college material”). I often wonder at times if I really am college material I am 29 years old and have tried college before a couple of times and in the end I ended up letting things in life derail my attempts to be successful. Examples from the past include my mother’s health the death of my grandfather and the health of my grandmother. Currently my mom passed away and had her funeral last week so logically I think wow all these major things happen in my life while I try to be a success in school am I really college material. What may have caused this behavior I do not really know I am sure it goes back to earlier in my life while in middle school I was doing well and had connected
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