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"Why do we feel" ourselves are not good enough "?"

Have you ever felt

Like myself

"Not good enough."

Both

No one told you that.

But you think

Like that to myself everyday

You can see

What you missed.

More than what you're good at.

You remember

Negative words

Longer than compliments

And the more you

Compare yourself to others.

The more you feel

Myself is not enough

But the truth is,

It's not the whole truth.

It is

"The Voice in Your Head"

That was created.

From old experiences.

You're not bad.

You just

Look at yourself

Through too mean a corner.

And maybe

What you need to do

Not to get better.

But is

"Stop looking at yourself too bad." 🧠

# selfworth # Psychology # Develop yourself # Lemon 8 hits # Confidence

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... Read moreหลายคนคงเคยผ่านช่วงเวลาที่รู้สึกว่าตัวเองไม่ดีพอ แม้ในความเป็นจริงจะไม่มีใครตำหนิหรือพูดลบกับเราเลย เรื่องนี้คือประสบการณ์ที่เหมือนกับผมเองที่เคยรู้สึกแบบนี้มาแล้วหลายครั้ง สิ่งที่เกิดขึ้นคือ "เสียงในหัว" ที่สะท้อนความคิดลบ ทั้งจากคำพูดในอดีตหรือเหตุการณ์ต่าง ๆ ที่ฝังอยู่ในความทรงจำ โดยที่เราอาจไม่รู้ตัวว่ากำลังเชื่อถือเสียงนั้นอย่างไร้เงื่อนไข จากประสบการณ์จริง ผมพบว่าเรามักจะจดจำคำพูดหรือเหตุการณ์ในเชิงลบได้นานกว่าคำชมและความสำเร็จที่มีมากมาย สิ่งนี้ทำให้เราโฟกัสกับความผิดพลาดหรือข้อบกพร่องจนลืมเห็นคุณค่าในตัวเอง นอกจากนี้เมื่อเปรียบเทียบตัวเองกับคนอื่น ก็จะกลายเป็นการเพิ่มน้ำหนักให้กับเสียงลบเหล่านั้นมากขึ้นเรื่อย ๆ อย่างไรก็ตาม สิ่งสำคัญที่ผมได้เรียนรู้คือ "สิ่งที่เราเห็น ไม่ใช่ความจริงทั้งหมด" การที่เราเห็นตัวเอง "ไม่ดีพอ" นั้นเป็นเพียงมุมมองที่ถูกสร้างขึ้นจากประสบการณ์เก่า ๆ และไม่มีใครเป็นตัวตนเราได้ดีไปกว่าตัวเราเอง เราควรเริ่มต้นมองหาจุดแข็งที่ซ่อนอยู่ในตัวเอง ไม่ว่าจะเป็นความคิดสร้างสรรค์ ความเมตตา หรือทักษะที่เรามีอยู่ หนึ่งในวิธีที่ผมทำได้ดีคือการฝึก "การรับรู้และปรับเปลี่ยนเสียงในหัว" ด้วยการพยายามตั้งคำถามกับความคิดลบเหล่านั้น เช่น "มันจริงทั้งหมดไหม" หรือ "มีหลักฐานใดที่บอกว่าฉันเก่งและมีคุณค่า" และเริ่มฝึกสนับสนุนตัวเองด้วยคำพูดให้กำลังใจแทน นอกจากนี้ การเรียนรู้ที่จะหลีกเลี่ยงการเปรียบเทียบตัวเองกับคนอื่นเพราะจะเพิ่มความเครียดและความรู้สึกไม่ดีพอ และลองตั้งเป้าหมายเล็ก ๆ ในการพัฒนาตัวเองโดยมองความก้าวหน้าเป็นเรื่องสำคัญ มากกว่าความสมบูรณ์แบบ ท้ายที่สุด ผมอยากบอกว่า ทุกคนไม่ได้ "ไม่ดีพอ" อย่างที่คิด เพียงแค่ทุกคนมีจุดแข็งและคุณค่าในตัวเองที่บางครั้งเราอาจลืมมองไป ขอให้ลองหยุดลงและฟังเสียงในหัวด้วยความใจดี เพื่อเปิดโอกาสให้มุมมองใหม่ ๆ ที่สร้างสรรค์และเป็นประโยชน์ต่อตัวเองเกิดขึ้นได้จริง

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