Intimidation and Believing in Yourself

Received the Crash DVD. Not bad, but I am certainly my worst critic. The producer sent along incredibly positive comments on my performance. However, I truly didn't "see" that when I watched the scene. Why do we do this to ourselves? When I arrived on set and met my co-star (actor-husband), I found out that he had done much more acting than I had...he had a "technique" for making sure we had the scene down (first panic, since I didn't). I was sure that (1) I would drop my lines, and (2) look like a piece of sh*t next to him. I had to fight to keep my thoughts positive (verses you are really f@cked, now) and not be intimidated by what I thought was a disadvantage. None of that was the case. My co-star dropped lines and according to the cast, I got "stronger" as the day wore on . It's so easy to create a scenario in our heads that is simply not reality and then perpetuate it to our detriment. Fortunately, I didn't do that, but I could have. No more "psyching myself out" and a good reminder for all of us to believe and stay focused on our talents and skills despite what is going on around us or who is hanging out amongst us!