Psychology of People Who Never Feel Enough — Transcript

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1. 0:00Do you ever feel like no matter what you
2. 0:01do, it's never enough? Like you try, you
3. 0:04achieve, you give your best, and still
4. 0:07there's this quiet voice inside saying,
5. 0:09"You could do better. You're not enough.
6. 0:11If that hits, you're not alone." A lot
7. 0:14of people feel this way more than they
8. 0:16let on. And usually it starts early.
9. 0:18[music] Maybe someone didn't notice your
10. 0:20efforts. Maybe praise only came when you
11. 0:22overachieved, or maybe you were compared
12. 0:24to others. Over time, your brain [music]
13. 0:27starts to believe that your worth
14. 0:28depends on what you do, not who you are.
15. 0:31So, you [music] push yourself. You
16. 0:32overwork. You give more than you should.
17. 0:35You try to fill the invisible [music]
18. 0:36gap inside, thinking that maybe this
19. 0:39time it'll be enough. But somehow it
20. 0:41never is. [music]
21. 0:42Even when others tell you you're doing
22. 0:44great, you can't fully believe it. And
23. 0:46that's exhausting, isn't it? Constantly
24. 0:48[music] chasing a sense of worth that
25. 0:50feels just out of reach. constantly
26. 0:52comparing yourself to others, constantly
27. 0:54thinking, "If I were smarter, [music]
28. 0:56faster, prettier, kinder, maybe then I'd
29. 0:59finally be enough." Here's [music] the
30. 1:01thing. You are enough. Not because you
31. 1:04do more, not because you achieve more,
32. 1:06and not because [music] anyone tells you
33. 1:08so. You're enough because you exist,
34. 1:11because you try, because you care,
35. 1:13because you survive despite feeling this
36. 1:15[music] pressure every day. It's hard to
37. 1:17unlearn feeling not enough, but it's
38. 1:19possible. [music] It starts with
39. 1:21noticing when that voice shows up and
40. 1:23reminding yourself it's lying. Start
41. 1:25recognizing your worth outside of
42. 1:27accomplishments. Your presence, your
43. 1:29thoughts, your feelings, all of that
44. 1:31matters. So, if you're watching this and
45. 1:34thinking, "Yep, that's me." Pause for a
46. 1:37second and just breathe. [music] You
47. 1:38don't have to prove anything to anyone.
48. 1:40You're enough. And that's not just a
49. 1:42feel-good phrase. It's the truth. You've
50. 1:44been enough all along.