There is more to you than you think.
Just how accurate our thoughts about ourselves are, is usually dependent on our life circumstances and the people and events that have shaped our memories and our perceptions of the things that have happened in it.
Our self-talk tells us about ourselves and if we listen long enough to it, it will speak louder than family and friends who often affirm our strengths and abilities.
For many people however, the public image they portray to others may not be a true reflection of their inner feelings.
How do people develop the negative feelings about themselves? Often they are the result of someone we love or trust saying or doing something that makes us feel bad about ourselves. Even though what we may initially know that what we are telling ourselves is not true, over time we begin to internalize and then believe it. It begins to affect the way we think and feel about ourselves and how we appear to others.
Escaping the negative feelings means learning to love the unique person we are. It means learning to allow others into our lives without fear of hurt or rejection. We can do this when we reject the negative inner voice and focus on all the blessings and successes in our life.
Finding our inner strength to face our own negative thoughts is the first step to discovering our own hidden qualities and strengths; which we are often not aware of. It is a journey that no person will regret taking, once they embark on it.
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