I am doing this for myself.
I am doing this for my soul.
I am doing this for my mental health.
I am doing this for my hope of a good life.
I am doing this for my dreams.
I am doing this for my pleasure.
I am doing it for my passions.
I am doing this for my truth.
I matter, all these things matter and I am doing this unapologetically for myself.
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The author reflects on personal experiences highlighting the significance of self-belief. They recount two pivotal moments: evading parental authority at 14 and facing academic failure at 15. Through therapy and self-reflection, they learned that negative self-talk undermined their confidence. Ultimately, the message emphasizes the vital role of believing in oneself for happiness and personal growth.
Why should you believe in yourself?
To answer this questions let me tell you two stories.
When I was 14 years old(class 10), one evening I took a bus from my town to Dharmatala(Kolkata, India) to eat a certain food dish. I did this without my parent’s permission and also I skipped my private tutor’s class.
I returned home late at night without being able to find that food dish.
But my parents were very worried.
They called up my private tutor and the tutor told my parents that I hadn’t come to attend the class.
When I came home, I told my parents the truth and nothing happened. They said nothing.
Fast forward to when I was 15 years old(class 11) next year, I failed in my final term exams. And got detained in class 11.
The reason I failed was because I couldn’t make myself study science. I hated those subjects.
And also I couldn’t overcome my mood swings.
But I didn’t have these insights at that time. I thought I wasn’t able to study because something was wrong with me.
Plus I was playing video games all day.
As a result to find what was wrong with me, I started watching self-help videos on YouTube and reading self-help books like “Psycho-Cybernetics” by Maxwell Maltz, “Mastery” by George Leonard,etc.
They were good books but they didn’t work for me. I applied their techniques for a few days but then gave up.
What fixed my problems was being treated by a psychiatrist and a psychologist.
But there’s also another perspective to this.
And that is…
I didn’t believe in myself.
Maybe in class 10, I was better off because I had the confidence in myself, but I somehow lost that confidence in myself in class 11. And I became dependent on self-help techniques.
Maybe all my life I believed in something other than myself.
It is only recently at the age of 25 I realised that my self-talk is so negative. I am so harsh on myself all the time.
I need to believe in myself.
Why should you believe in yourself?
And so much more.
Believe in yourself.
Believe in yourself.
Believe in yourself.
Believe in yourself.
Believe in yourself.
In my short life I have realised the importance of believing in myself at the age of 25.
Life’s not easy. And maybe your life hasn’t been easy as well. We need to believe. Even if you don’t believe in God, believe in yourself.
Believe in yourself!
This is the core of what hope is.
Believe in yourself.
Thank you for reading this blog post.
