I also think that when she talks about her friends not being objective, and how they cancel each other out, she's talking about how they unduly praise her and she herself is self-deprecating, therefore her own self-criticisms and others undue praise even out in the end.
I also think that when she talks about her friends not being objective, and how they cancel each other out, she's talking about how they unduly praise her and she herself is self-deprecating, therefore her own self-criticisms and others undue praise even out in the end.