The Crushing Nature of Self Deflation
It's hard to recover when your perception of self is no good. Perhaps you have done something you are ashamed of, perhaps you just have a permanent state of not feeling good enough. Either way, the path out of that is incredibly narrow and few people actually find it. Most normalize it, create coping mechanisms and call it healing. Could be wit and sarcasm, could be alcohol, could be the next relationship even a new drive for success...but the pain remains.
Healing can be somewhat mystical. There are ideas out there, religious thought, the power of self talk, etc. Research continues to show rising number's of young people (at least in the west) utilizing mental health services looking for that place of healing.
Check out the 2017 CCMH for some of the latest numbers:
https://sites.psu.edu/ccmh/files/2018/02/2017_CCMH_Report-1r4m88x.pdf
If that's you - please get help. Seek treatment - I was there, another statistic for 5 years, staring down hopelessness, wondering if anyone would miss me if jumped off the cliff and ended it all...
If you have tried that route and it doesn't work. Try Jesus.
You will be shocked the first time you hear Him tell you what He really feels about you. I have been undone with the honor that God would call me out, empower me with Himself to reach out and help lead hurting people live a life of freedom. Turns out I don't suck - turns out God made me to write History and impact eternity. I believe the same is true for you.
Put this song on repeat if you are stuck -
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holler at me if you wanna talk more about it...