'Personal, permanent, general' - all of this is easily explained with 'feeling vulnerable'. When you feel vulnerable, every little thing is about to crush your

'Personal, permanent, general' - all of this is easily explained with 'feeling vulnerable'. When you feel vulnerable, every little thing is about to crush your soul, so you take everything personally, it will result in permanent damage because you're so vulnerable and the world of full of danger aka very general and accurate assertion. This is an accurate worldview from the perspective of a child with parents who don't do a good job of building the kid up into a competent adult (everyone I know) So the solution is to grow into a self-sufficient adult. Most adults I know are incompetent at most things in life, the ones who are depressed/unhappy are either more sensitive/aware, or have just been dealt a harsher hand in life. The solution is always the same, and it'll take years, decades even. But a few small victories toward self-sufficiency will hopefully propel you to believe in your faculties a bit more - we're very capable little creatures :)