Yes, That's Don Knotts

I don't have much confidence in myself. I've known it for years.

The question is, how I can have confidence when it seems everything I do to confront and resolve a conflict brings nothing but more conflict, anger, resentment, hurt feelings, and feeling like my efforts are in vain? I'm still figuring this out, and it's bringing me dangerously close to losing very close people in my life. What more do people want of me, and what more can I do to fix things? Where is shit going wrong, and why?

I've been told I don't listen. I try to listen, I'd like to think I do, but I'm obviously missing something, and I'm still racking my brain as to what. And I'm feeling like more and more of an idiot because of it. What do you do in that situation?

On a more positive note, as I'd prefer a straight-on education into my preferred "dream field" (web design and the like) instead of more pointlessness, as well as something more flexible, I'm really starting to look into taking online courses. I looked @Devry and Kaplan, and I'm really not sure about either. I found out UMass has a decent online curriculum, so I may look into that. Good thing my job has tuition reimbursement.

Now, about those driving lessons...phone book ahoy!