How well you perform is not related to your mental health.

“You’re stupid, you’re fat, you’re ugly, and nobody likes you.”
— the words of a typical, self-denigrating attitude

Physical beauty and strength are widely celebrated and insubstantial measures of meaning. Like all false endorsements, these are “bait and switch” enticements. The lure is affirmation for someone who feels deficient; the switch lies in both the insubstantial endorsement and the exploitation that comes with it.

The people who do not feel the need to prove themselves form a special group. These are people who are not or never were infected with a sense of inadequacy, inferiority, or guilt. These people are free from the shadow of self-doubt. We’d like to know how this is accomplished. Can we really prove ourselves, and to whom should we appeal?

To Be Adequate

To Be Inadequate

Christianity etc.

Self-Hatred versus Self-Love

False Approval

Money and Media

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