Was I Born With An Inferiority Complex?
Posted: Monday, June 27, 2011
by Teppie and Christina Chartomatsidis
Dream Believe and Manifest
- Were you teased at school for being fat or having buck teeth?
- Were you called racist names just because you were from a different racial group?
- Do you feel uglier than other girls your age?
- Have family members called you names such as “idiot” or “pig” for as long as you can remember?
- Have other boys laughed at you for being smaller and called you “puny?”
Put simply, an inferiority means that there is something about you that makes you feel that you’re not as good, important or as intelligent as other people. Inferiority complex can’t just come out of the blue nor is it a result of your genes or DNA. An inferiority complex is a result of your negative or dysfunctional childhood experiences.
You are not the one to blame
Your inferiority complex may have come from the negative comments your teacher made about you “You’re the clumsiest in the class”, the cruel treatment peers gave you or by the way your family treated you when you were a child. For example, your parents may have called you “stupid” or “ugly” virtually from the day you were born – and sadly you’ve come to live your whole life with an inferiority complex.
The irony of inferiority complex
Inferiority complex may strike anyone unjustifiably. In other words, in truth there may not be anything wrong with someone to make them feel inferior to others - but because of the way they grew up, they come to be victims to an inferiority complex.
The interesting thing is it can turn the other way around. One may be either less intelligent or less gifted, and still not suffer from an inferiority complex. For example, there may be a boy who actually is significantly less intelligent than his peers. Yet because his family, friends and teachers supported and encouraged him, he grew into a super confident adult who believes in himself and has a high level of self esteem.
Can my achievements get rid of my inferiority complex?
No. Inferiority complexes need to be dealt with from within. Though, many people with an inferiority complex look externally to compensate for it through trying to look the best, have the best or acting as if they are superior – this is called superiority complex. In order to overcome an inferiority complex, you must look in your past, uncover the true reason or root cause of it and then follow up by dealing with it. Know that no amount of cars, degrees, money, admiration or houses will get rid of your inferiority complex.
God doesn’t make junk!
To get over your inferiority complex, you have to deal with your past by acknowledging that just because someone labelled you “stupid” doesn’t mean that it was validated or evidence that you are truly stupid. Most importantly you have to believe the truth that God loves you and created you equally to others. It doesn’t matter if a sick teacher called you names or if your mother labelled you. To God you are just as special as others, so start to see yourself in the same way. Know that every human is important and worthy – and that means you too!
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