‘I screwed up, no one will love me.’ ‘I don’t have enough time in the day to get everything done.’ ‘I don’t deserve to be happy.’ I can remember thinking these thoughts as a child and even now as an adult. I try to tell myself they aren’t true and that my best is good enough, but I don’t always believe it.
How can I with all the things I’ve forgotten and mistakes I’ve made my whole life? The feeling of...
Growing up I was shy and reserved. Actually, unless I really know you, I’m still shy and reserved. As a child, I thought I was strange and felt as though I didn’t fit in anywhere. Not sure where my thinking came from, but it’s how I felt. Therefore, I believed I wasn’t as ‘cool’ as the other kids and didn’t try to engage in a lot of conversations or friendships in fear of being rejected. If we fast for...