Overcoming Self-Doubt: A Journey towards Self-Acceptance

🤔The person's self-doubt and feeling of not being worth being friends with stem from negative experiences in school and work.

😌Despite their self-doubt, the person is a good friend, as acknowledged by their close relationships, efforts to put friends first, and organizing events for them.

😊The thought-challenging exercise helps the person realize that they are worth being friends with, and their self-doubt is influenced by their choices and anxiety.

🌟The person's long-standing friendships and efforts to prioritize their friends' happiness are evidence of their worthiness of being friends with.

💪While they still experience some self-doubt, the person believes less in the idea that they are not worth being friends with.

Why does the person have self-doubt?

—The person had negative experiences in school, such as struggling to make friends and not being chosen for teams. They also face difficulties in building friendships at work and sometimes feel excluded from social groups.

What evidence suggests that the person is worth being friends with?

—The person has close relationships with their family and friends, prioritizes their friends' happiness, and actively organizes events for them. Their friends consider them a good friend.

What role does anxiety play in the person's self-doubt?

—The person's anxiety often prevents them from attending larger parties or events. However, they still tolerate their anxiety for the sake of their close friends when important occasions arise.

How does the thought-challenging exercise help the person?

—The thought-challenging exercise allows the person to weigh the evidence for and against their self-doubt. They realize that their worthiness of being friends with is supported by their actions and the close relationships they have.

Does the person still experience self-doubt?

—While the person still has some self-doubt, they believe less in the idea that they are not worth being friends with. They recognize that engaging more with people is in their hands.

00:31The person expresses their worry about saying something stupid at work and the fear of being seen as weird.

02:23The person attributes their feelings of not being worth being friends with to negative experiences in school, like being excluded from social events and not being chosen for teams.

04:07Through a thought-challenging exercise, the person weighs the evidence for and against their self-doubt, realizing that they have close relationships with family and friends and actively prioritize their friends' happiness.

06:22The person acknowledges that their choices, such as not attending larger parties, contribute to their self-doubt, but they also recognize that they are valued by their long-standing friends.

08:30While the person still experiences some self-doubt, they believe less in the idea that they are not worth being friends with. They understand that engaging more with people is within their control.