{"id":67574,"date":"2022-06-13T06:55:43","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T10:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=67574"},"modified":"2026-01-22T22:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T02:00:25","slug":"feeling-unworthy-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/feeling-unworthy-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How Feeling Unworthy Eats Away at Your Success"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Do you ever struggle with feelings of unworthiness<\/a>? Do you feel like you’re flawed at your core and fundamentally “not good enough”?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many people struggle with feeling unworthy<\/a> and fundamentally flawed at their core. The belief that you’re unworthy of success and happiness<\/a> takes its roots in childhood, which is why it’s so difficult to transcend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s how feelings of unworthiness eat away at your happiness and progress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Confronting Feelings of Unworthiness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to Hendricks, the belief that you’re unworthy originates in some experience of rejection that you felt you were to blame for, or from being criticized often. Perhaps you came to believe you were at fault for your parents\u2019 divorce, or you had a parent who was relentlessly hyper-critical of you. You may have come to accept these perceived failings or flaws as an innate part of your identity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you’re feeling unworthy, and you start to achieve success in life, this creates a situation where you\u2019re trying to hold conflicting beliefs. This puts you in a state of cognitive dissonance<\/em>, which psychology tells us is uncomfortable to maintain, so you\u2019ll feel compelled to resolve that discomfort. To resolve it, you may engage subconsciously in this line of reasoning:<\/p>\n\n\n\n