As a result of negativity I :- find people avoid talking to me. don't enjoy my life and I get depressed when I think about my future. find it difficult to be a healthy problem solver. don't accept alternative solutions to problems. am told that I'm overly critical by my family, co-workers, and friends. am not a ``fun'' person to be around. term constructive criticism a "declaration of my worthlessness,'' and I fail to see any value in the criticism. keep myself locked in a vicious cycle of "put downs,'' and "rejection.'' fulfill the prophecy that "I'll never succeed in anything I try.'' put a huge barrier between myself and others, one that is close to impossible to overcome. don't open myself up to ideas about life that conflict with my negative beliefs. am disliked. lose faith in a Power greater than I because of the futility, wretchedness, and misery I see in life. become rigid, one-sided, and stuck in my ways of interacting with others. become close-minded, single-minded and narrow in my focus.