Title: 9 Common Causes of Insecurity - Happy, Healthy & Prosperous
Headings: 9 Common Causes of Insecurity
9 Common Causes of Insecurity
9 Common Causes of Insecurity
Insecurity is not a gender-specific issue. #insecurity
9 Common Causes of Insecurity:
Examples in scripture:
Comparing yourself to others (see post on overcoming this here)
Appearances and imperfections (external or internal) (see post on overcoming this here)
Acceptance by others (i.e. fitting in, other’s opinions, etc.) (see post on overcoming this here)
Feeling unloved or unwanted (see posts on overcoming this here and here)
Not measuring up to the standards of others (culture/society, media, etc.) (see post on overcoming this here)
Failure (fear of OR previous failures, bad decisions, wrong living, etc.) (see posts on overcoming this here and here)
Tragic incident or circumstances (death, abuse, infidelity, etc.) (see post on overcoming this here)
My insecurites…
From infidelity…
From pageants…
From comparisons…
Still a work in progress
I still deal with insecurity daily, but now I have the tools and knowledge to do so. #overcomer
Take a practical step:
Look at the list of symptoms of insecurity below. Do you exhibit any of these symptoms? Start doing some self-evaluation and see if you can determine some of the root causes of your own insecurities. Write them in a journal. If you’re not sure, pray and ask God to give you wisdom in this area and to reveal them to you. “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3 (NIV) Identifying WHERE they come from is the first step in making a plan to “uproot” them.
What are some things that have caused YOU to feel insecure? Tell us about it by leaving a comment below.

Content: My insecurites…
I know I personally have dealt with my fair share of insecurity. Honestly for me, it’s probably snowballed from a variety of things over many years. Here were some of the things that have contributed to my insecurities: Not making the cheerleading squad in junior high
Cheating boyfriends
Participating in activities where I was not gifted (i.e. sports, choir, anything crafty or décor oriented…)
Media (magazines, commercials, entertainment industry)
Basing my significance on the things I did well
Pageants (HUGE issues here from physical appearance, to comparing myself and being compared to others, feelings of not fitting in and not measuring up to certain standards)
Post-pregnancies (issues after having a c-section with my first—feelings of failure and inadequacy, feelings of missing out on the experience of childbirth; issues of appearance; miscarriage—more feelings of inadequacy, self-blame, what’s wrong with me)
Marriage “issues”
From infidelity…
Probably definitely the most impactful for me were the cheating boyfriends and pageants. Dealing with infidelity in relationships certainly causes the “I’m not good enough” mentality. I was constantly dealing with thoughts like “I’m not pretty enough”, “My body’s not good enough”, “I’m not fun enough”. Frequently, I experienced feelings of being unloved, unwanted and unworthy and feelings that I was never allowed to make a mistake. I was constantly making comparisons to the “other” girl (s) and feeling like I could never measure up (especially if pornography was involved—who can compete with that?!).