I’ve pondered on this for a long period of time now and i want to share some of the causes, symptoms and ways to overcome inferiority complex.

Causes of Inferiority Complex
Sometimes, inferiority complex can be as a result of strict parenting, peer pressure, or bullying from class/schoolmates.
Strict parenting can cause a child to feel like they can never be better than what they are. Some parents make their children believe that they are failures and this is something they carry with them for the rest of their lives.

Symptoms
- Social withdrawal
- Sensitivity to criticism
- Always craving for attention
- Perceiving other people as a threat
- Trying desperately to fit in and to please others
- Feeling less than others
- Always procrastinating

Tips to Overcome Inferiority Complex

Think positive
This may sound very easy, but it is very challenging for someone who has inferiority complex. Someone who thinks poorly about oneself may find it hard to think in a positive way, but, like a dose of injection is given at regular intervals for someone who is unwell, so is a regular dose of positive thinking required for someone who has an inferiority complex.



Form positive relationships
Avoid people who tend to bring you down at any opportunity they get. Build relationships with positive minds, people that builds your strength and that can help you become a better version of you.



Acceptance
Overcoming inferiority complex begins with accepting your situation as it is. That doesn't mean you should continue being inferior. Acceptance marks the beginning of change, that will slowly help eliminate the problem. Acceptance also involves accepting that you are a unique individual.



Learning to say "No"
People with inferiority complex find it very hard to say no to people who they feel inferior to. Saying ''NO" is a way of making your own needs clear to others.



Always have this at the back of your mind:
You are not “inferior.”
You are not “superior.”
You are simply “You.”

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