My biggest skill is putting myself down. It doesn't matter how pretty I think I look or how smart I am; the need to compare myself to others to find fault in my ways will always be inevitable. This tendency goes as far back as I can remember, and sometimes, I have to ask myself: why do I feel this way, and what's the point? In this journal entry, I dissect the root of my low- self-esteem issues and what I do to get better.