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The Dr. Laura Podcast

I Always Feel Like an Outsider

The Dr. Laura Podcast

Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM

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4.66.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2021

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

I Always Feel Like an Outsider - Jan was raised in foster care and says she has carried negative feelings and thoughts of being an “outsider” throughout life. - Dr. Laura: "You are in control of your negative self-talk." | To participate on the radio program; call 1-800-Dr-Laura / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment - https://www.drlaura.com/make-an-appointment. Become a Dr. Laura Family Member: https://www.drlaura.com/ See https://www.drlaura.com/privacy-policy for privacy information.

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0:00.0

Thanks for listening to my call of the day podcast. You can hear my live radio program Monday through Friday from two to five PM Eastern time on serious XM.

0:10.0

I'm 11 Jan welcome to the program.

0:14.0

Of course I can.

0:15.0

Thank you for taking my call today.

0:18.0

Thank you.

0:20.0

What's up?

0:21.0

I have a little bit of a problem with my personality you might say. I was raised in foster homes.

0:31.0

And I keep coming back to this feeling of I must not fit in and then I'm alone.

0:39.0

And if and I always find a way or a reason to not fit in because when I was in the foster homes.

0:48.0

I would be the black sheep because I was the foster child and I wasn't the real child.

0:53.0

So I didn't feel as much love.

0:57.0

And acceptance.

0:59.0

The junior high and high school years.

1:02.0

Yes.

1:03.0

It was difficult and I have brought that to my whole life.

1:07.0

And I don't know how to resolve that.

1:11.0

Well, how much do you want to resolve it? What would be a reasonable and positive goal for you?

1:23.0

Did I could not feel that that I don't know I go.

1:29.0

Give me a goal. Give me a goal. Not I feel not feel that's not a goal.

1:34.0

I can feel I can feel something and still do what I need to do.

1:41.0

Even if that feeling would seem to contradict it.

1:45.0

So let's now talk about feelings.

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