Title: How to Overcome Insecurity: Why Am I So Insecure?
Headings: How to Overcome Insecurity: Why Am I So Insecure?
How to Overcome Insecurity: Why Am I So Insecure?
Why am I so insecure? What causes insecurity?
The Effect of Insecurity
Insecurity at Work
Insecurity in Relationships
Overcoming Insecurity
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Content: In their research, father-and-daughter psychologists Drs. Robert and Lisa Firestone used an assessment tool known as the Firestone Assessment for Self-Destructive Thoughts (FAST) to evaluate people’s self-attacks (or “ critical inner voices ”) along a continuum. What they found is that the most common self-critical thought people have toward themselves is that they are different – not in a positive sense, but in some negative, alienating way. Whether our self-esteem is high or low, one thing is clear; we are a generation that compares, evaluates and judges ourselves with great scrutiny. By understanding where this insecurity comes from, why we are driven to put ourselves down and how this viewpoint affects us, we can start to challenge and overcome the destructive inner critic that limits our lives. Why am I so insecure? What causes insecurity? There is an internal dialogue that accompanies our feelings of insecurity. This is called the “ critical inner voice .”