Fear, the force that constantly dictates our decisions. This power magnifies insecurity, and causes us to compare ourselves to others. There is also something else that panic leads to, something that one person triumphs at. I allowed terror to run my life, for years I would hide myself, blending in until I no longer knew who I was, letting every insecurity carve its bloody handprint into my brain until I believed every word. We often wish for what we don't have, assuming that if we were prettier, thinner, more wealthy, or in a relationship, that then we would feel satisfied. Fear entangles our brain in a web of lies, saying that we are not enough, and if we can just achieve something else then we will be happy. This belief is deceitful, dangerous, and addicting. I constantly battle with the false notion that because of my visual impairment, I have to make up for the difference, that I am less then others because I cannot see as they do. I tell myself that I am only worth it that
The Truth About Self Doubt what one LDS woman believes I am a perfectionist, it is a blessing and a curse. With this trait there comes motivation, but also the never- ending longing to be perfect, and no matter how hard I try, I am never satisficed. We all struggle with self worth to a degree, some more then others, but we as people have one thing in common, fear. For a great period of my life, I questioned, what might cause us to fall into these pits of self doubt, and how come sometimes they are so deceitful. One simple answer has always waved through my brain, it might be simple on the surface, but within, it is much deeper. Fear, that is the broad answer, our terror of failure is rooted far more then we ever realized. This is when one must remember that faith and fear cannot exist together. If I was perfect, I would not need the help of God, it is okay to make mistakes, without them, we could not grow. Satin knows this, he despises it. He hates that we have agency, and