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Feeling Unworthy by Comparison – Your Partner’s Controlling Parent – Breakdown of Narcissism – Recycling Dysfunction

Feeling Unworthy by Comparison – Your Partner's Controlling Parent – Breakdown of Narcissism – Recycling Dysfunction
Feeling Unworthy by Comparison – Your Partner's Controlling Parent – Breakdown of Narcissism – Recycling Dysfunction
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Feeling Unworthy by Comparison – Your Partner's Controlling Parent – Breakdown of Narcissism – Recycling Dysfunction
July 9, 2017

Comparing yourself to other people is the fastest way to low self-worth and low self-esteem.

Why do we always compare ourselves to people that are better looking, wealthier, healthier, and have more success in areas of life that we are still working on? It seems like a black hole of misery that will never end.

In segment one, I talk about one of my good friends who is self-employed and wondering why she isn’t succeeding after a few months of what I see has been a very successful time for her. She is comparing her success to those that have been in the business for a long time and that comparison is making her feel down.

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Filed Under: abuse, Ask Paul, Career, Control, Dysfunction, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Withdrawal, Family, Marriage, Narcissism, Negative Emotions, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Toxic People Tagged With: Breakdown of Narcissism, Feeling Unworthy by Comparison, Recycling Dysfunction, Your Partner's Controlling Parent

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