Low Self-Esteem – the Distorting Mirror
As a recovering High-FF, however, it is important to recognize that much of the alienation we have felt has not only been conceived and perceived in our own heads, it has been self-fulfilling and therefore self-inflicted. Sure hateful people exist (though they are mostly fellow High-FFs). But the person who really hates you – to the core of your being – who really doesn’t have your best interests at heart, is you.
This is an awful and depressing realization. Yet – like taking responsibility – it is also a liberating thought. If you are your own worst enemy then you are the person who can exorcise the demon within that is destroying not only your life chances, but your friendships, relationships, partnerships ...
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