Our core beliefs on how we feel about ourselves or our perception on how others feel about us can impact greatly on our own sense of self and self-worth. If we have grown up in an environment where we have felt valued, that we mattered and we were loved unconditionally, then we are more likely to feel grounded in our sense of self and self-worth.
However, if we have experienced an environment where love was expressed on condition of adhering others rules, then it is likely that our core belief of ourselves is one of not being good enough or worthy enough of love.
We may feel stuck, inadequate, self-critical, isolated and compare ourselves to others thereby perpetuating the negative and harmful cycle of self-loathing and criticism, relying on negative patterns of behaviour to order to cope with these difficult feelings.
