This one can be a tough pill to swallow but it's true. This can be a tough thing to explore but it's necessary if you find yourself feeling this way. Most of us have received input from various outside influences--culture religion, schooling,etc...-- that create a lot of internal conflict over our choices and aspects of our identity. We have very deeply ingrained conditioning over what is considered 'right' and 'wrong', 'appropriate' and 'inappropriate', 'normal' and 'not normal.' You may have even genuinely believed these things and been in agreement at some point. Intellectually we understand we are not doing anything wrong, that WE aren't wrong in any way, but on an emotional level, the story may be quite different. This is totally normal. The main reason we feel extremely uncomfortable thinking about this is we believe by recognizing these conflicts, it means the criticism we're receiving is valid, that these other people may be 'right' and there is in fact something wrong with us, we in fact did do something 'wrong.' It doesn't mean this it all. All it means is you are being honest about what is happening inside--no easy task for sure, but is absolutely necessary in personal growth work. We can't solve problems if we can't admit their existence in the first place. We can't let the ego keep us from going places we need to goIf you think this content would be of value to someone else, please pass it on Is there any way I can help you? Any questions you have? Email me or reach me on Messenger Have a question you think would make a good blog post? Submit it here. Interested in working on on one with me? Visit my coaching page For more of my teaching, check out my courses and coaching call library Follow me on Facebook for videos and other content
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