Anyone else spend their whole life feeling inadequate?

[Amethyst9]

I’m not really sure where it stems from, but I’ve pretty much spend my whole life feeling inadequate vs others.

I seem to have hit some of the milestones of life, I’m 31 and I am married, I have a nice home, some good friends but not loads, I have a career that pays an ok salary. But I constantly feel inadequate and have for as long as I remember. In the past I’ve dumped boyfriends for believing they were better than me, I’ve turned down new jobs as I didn’t believe I could do them and just generally feel like I’m going through the motions of life being an average person.

Does anyone else feel like this? I’m hoping it’s quite common.

@Amethyst9 I’m sorry your feeling this way, I didn’t want to just read and run.

I can totally understand where your coming from.

I always compare myself to others. They are nicer than me, skinnier than me, better mum than me, better wife than me, better friend than me.

I think it comes from being a child and never feeling good enough.

I know that it’s all in my head and no one is better than anyone. But it still hurts when that little voice rears it’s ugly head.

I have no advice for you, as I’m a 34 grown adult and haven’t learnt how to deal with this.

I just wanted to tell you that you are loved, you are important and you are special ❤️❤️