Life Toolkit - When We Never Feel Good Enough, No Matter What We Achieve
Why do we sometimes struggle to feel good enough, even when things are going well?
We achieve something we've worked towards, receive recognition or make progress in our lives, yet the feeling of falling short remains. We move the goalposts, compare ourselves with others, dismiss compliments and focus on what we haven't done rather than what we have.
In this Life Toolkit, we explore where this feeling can come from, how childhood experiences, social expectations and perfectionism can influence the way we see ourselves, and why external reassurance doesn't always resolve our insecurities. We'll also look at the difference between wanting to improve ourselves and believing we're not good enough as we are.
Through relatable everyday examples and practical reflections, this article offers a different way to understand self-worth, recognise unfair expectations and approach our imperfections without turning them into judgements about who we are.
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