A war of words inside my head

Another gem from Nathan Bransford in regards to responding to a manuscript critique:

"If you find yourself getting mad it's probably because your editor/critique partner is right."

Thankfully, the editorial process for my first two books was relatively simple.  Both were "light edits" (my editor's words) and I adored the person with whom I was working.  But it's the process that I go through with my agent (which most assuredly makes the editorial process easier) that can give rise to the...