#Inferiority Complex

[creativepromptsforwriting]

Hey I’ve been struggling with developing a character’s inferiority complex. Do you have any tips on ways to show not tell this?

How to write an inferiority complex

An inferiority complex can be described as a chronic low self-esteem, a consistent feeling of inadequacy.

Causes:

a low status in the social hierarchy

specific aspects about themself (physical or something else) that are looked down upon in society

being talked down on a lot

a lack of parental acceptance

failing to live up to high expectations put upon them

not reaching a goal they decided on themself

How to show a character's inferiority complex:

People act differently with this diagnosis, sometimes also depending on the situation and the person they are with. Here are some ideas.

show them focussing on negative aspects a lot

not being able to see it when something did work out well for them

talking badly about themself

withdrawing from friends and family

not being able to take a compliment or criticism

demeaning other's as a way to make other's feel as bad as they do

trying to get attention and even pity

can be shown through perfectionism

and not being able to cope well if something does not fit into the standard they have

I hope this helps you out!

- Jana

#ralseicastsgun #inferiority complex #how to write #writing advice #writing tips #writing ideas #writeblr #writers on tumblr

[3eanuts]

July 20, 1956 — see The Complete Peanuts 1955-1958

#peanuts #comics #humor #existentialism #charlie brown #children #kids #psychology #developmental psychology #childhood #inferiority complex #freud #attachment theory #psychoanalysis #child development

[deesi-academia]

my mind is a very complex place (inferiority complex, god complex, martyr complex, etc)

#psychology students rise #i just read about the complexes and ohmygod #desiblr #desi #chaotic academia #humor #memes #dark academia #desi culture #academia #complex #inferiority complex #god complex #psychology

[drowninginred]

Nobody prepares you for the heartache losing your best friend will cause you. Maybe for a relationship, but never for a friendship.

How utterly devastating it is to see your best friend pick someone over you, and little by little fades you out of their life. And all you can do is watch…

Watch how yet another person favors others over you. Prioritises anyone but you. Even though you had always prioritized them…

Watch how the person that was supposed to be your friend, treats you worst than a mere acquaintance would.

And all they leave you with is one question, one word: Why?

#ex best friend #poetry #losing a friend #aroace #bpd #inferiority complex #spilled thoughts #betrayal #spilled poetry #friendship #heartache

[apocalypse-boi]

#this is very important research #gifted kid burnout #gifted kid #gifted kid shit #inferiority complex #superiority complex #poll #polls #tumblr polls #mental health

[indierockdeath]

always an angel never a god

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#boygenius #pheobe bridgers #julien baker #lucy dacus #inferiority complex #never a god #always an angel never a god #not strong enough #so tired #im tired #not okay

[dollymiswry]

Hidden within my superiority complex is an inferiority complex no one must ever see

#menhera #self h@rm #vent #mental health #actually mentally ill #inferiority complex #superiority complex #bpd thoughts #bpd vent #bpd

[helsensm]

unmedicated brain is a fun little thing, there's a day difference between these comics

#nothing new tho #10+ years of that bullshit #you can't shut this thing off #you can either give up or ignore it #sending love to all who's struggling #you are valid 💗 #(not me tho lmao) #my art #shitty comic strip #inferiority complex #depression #imposter syndrome #art supplies and pain #helsensm art

[xan-the-emo-trans-man]

I just called myself out so let me call out the rest of you as well:

Do you actually hate yourself or were you just raised in an abusive household?

ask yourself this question: would you still hate yourself if you were raised in a house with good parents that had a healthy marriage and you had all your needs met?

because Idk about you but for me that answer is no. I don’t think I would if I didn’t have a toxic mom to constantly criticize me and someone I constantly compare myself to. I don’t think I’d hate myself if I never had people tearing me down in the first place

#mental illness #Abusive household #Tw abuse #emotional abuse #childhood trauma #trauma #toxic household #toxic family #toxic parents #mommy issues #daddy issues #inferiority complex #self loathing #depression #anxiety #self hatred

[gender-darling]

(⠀🎀⠀) : ❝ Complex flags (Part 1)❞

[Image IDs: Three flags: The first flag is a rectangular flag with four equally sized horizontal stripes. The colors in order from top to bottom are sage green, pale sage green, cyan green, and dark cyan green.

The second flag is a rectangular flag with four equally sized horizontal stripes. The colors in order from top to bottom are dark gray, brown, dark desaturated red-brown, and darkest gray.

The third flag is a rectangular flag with four equally sized horizontal stripes. The colors in order from top to bottom are yellow, pale yellow, goldish-yellow, and orange-ish gold. /IDs end.]

— ❝ Superiority(link), inferiority(link), and god(link) complex flags ❞

　　—　Tagging @mad-pride. This is not a gender , do not tag it as such

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[csuitebitches]

On Getting Rid of Your Inferiority Complex

You can take advice from everyone and every book you read, but no one can protect you proactively, unless you choose to protect yourself. Only you can do that for yourself. Your parents, friends, partner can support you emotionally but you need to stop relying so much on external validation.

When you’re making a choice that you know is going to be detrimental to your health, whether its physical, mental or emotional - such as going back to your ex, not taking the next steps for your career/ education - you need to think more about your (near) future self and make sure that she’s also comfortable. You need to think long term.

As we grow up, we often encounter situations that we’ve been in before to some degree, there’s somewhat a pattern to them. It’s time to start recognising them early and leave when you see the red flags waving.

By breaking your own word that you’ve made to yourself you’re making the inferiority complex worse. Because you’re showing to your subconscious mind that you don’t matter at all. Others do.

It could be something “small” such as going out clubbing with your friends because you couldn’t say no - and having an important presentation due the next day. It could be something “big” such as breaking off a difficult relationship, and still going back to them.

When we suffer from an inferiority complex, we idolise people around us and think they’re better than us in every way. We choose to see the best in them- just the way we choose to see the worst in ourselves.

At some point, we have had enough and decide to start improving ourselves. How do we do this? By improving ourselves in areas that you feel left out in.

Such as, seeing an influencer live your dream life. Now you’ll do everything you can to live like her because you think that once you achieve that, everything will be great. You try to improve in areas that have no direct relation to your inferiority complex.

You’ll try work on these things - while that can be in a way good because it’s alright to have a dream life and motivation for it, that doesn’t fix the inferiority issue.

Because the inferiority issue solely comes from lack of confidence and trust in yourself. Even if you get your ideal life like that influencer, that confidence won’t last long and you’ll find something else to panic about - you’ll compare yourself to your peers, or the anxiety of jobs after or the next shiny thing you want.

To actually combat inferiority issues you HAVE to build a connection with yourself. True confidence will only come when you connect with yourself with things that aren’t material things.

You need to cultivate a growth mindset and genuinely believe that you WILL get better with time, you WILL get smarter with time, you will improve your talent over time. You have to detach yourself from outcomes, whether positive or negative and just take it as life.

And this doesn’t happen overnight. It takes consistent effort to not feel fomo anymore or feel shitty.

You have to stop hesitating putting yourself first, putting your emotional needs first, standing up for yourself and saying a big fuck you to things that deserve it.

Not everything that you have today will be permanent in your life and that’s something you have to come to terms with.

But if your worth is fully dependent on other people, then you really need to sit down with yourself and start actually working on the relationship that matters the most - the one with yourself.

You’re intimidated by these influencers or the people who you want to be like, not because they wear designer bags, have cool outfits, vacations, boyfriends, girlfriends - but because they often have a very strong sense of identity.

They express what they like and don’t like. They don’t change themselves depending on the person in front of them. If there’s something they want, they go and get it. They pursue what makes them happy.

When do you plan on doing that for yourself?

So how do you do it?

You need to build a strong sense of self identity.

How? By dating yourself. Ask yourself questions that you would ask someone on a first date. What are your answers? These answers will not remain the same over time and they shouldn’t either. Here are some as a guide:

1. What do you like in general?

2. What do you dislike in general?

3. List all the things you like about yourself

4. List all the things you can improve about yourself

5. Where would you ideally want to be in 2 years?

6. What sort of a life do you wish you had right now?

Next step is continue dating yourself. Aim for one new experience a week. It doesn’t have to be major. It could be something simple such as a cooking a meal you’ve never made, solving crossword puzzles, trying to grow herbs, colouring books. With new experiences, you learn something about yourself, which allows you further build a connection with yourself. Literally date yourself.

Take care of yourself the way you would care for a partner. How do you want to be cared for? What makes you feel loved and appreciated? Show yourself the same things too.

#c suite #powerful woman #ceo aesthetic #personal growth #that girl #productivity #strong women #getting your life together #feminine energy #balance #inferiority complex #fomo #insecure #insecurity #confidence #confident #secure #how to become confident

[chronicsymptomsyndrome]

Why is “selfish” a bad word?? If you don’t ever put yourself first you will die?? I don’t mean to sound facetious or hyperbolic but I feel very strongly about this. Be selfish. Be your own biggest supporter. Love and care for yourself in a way that nobody else ever would. Why wouldn’t you?? You’re the only one that has to live your whole life as you. You’re the only one that has no escape from your own company. Be selfish.

If you only help others because it feels good to be helpful, or because you want to be perceived as a good person, or because you like when people are indebted to you, that’s not bad that’s just human. Be selfish. Good for you for looking out for yourself.

(Inspired by this post)

#autistic thoughts #autistic trauma #religious trauma #trauma recovery #post traumatic growth #npd safe #npd positivity #cluster b positivity #cluster b safe #pda autistic #pathological demand avoidance #aspd safe #adhd autistic #audhd problems #neurodiversity #selfish #autistic self care #self care tips #self empowerment #complex trauma #did osdd #late diagnosed autistic #cptsd recovery #autistic borderline #taking up space #inferiority complex #low empathy #autistic things #people pleaser #rejection sensitivity dysphoria

[deesi-academia]

inferiority complex so high that feeling like "i'm not that bad" is my god complex

#complex person indeed #inferiority complex #god complex #i need therapy #or does therapy need me #desiblr #desi #chaotic academia #humor #memes #desi culture #dark academia #academia

[drowninginred]

#bpd #inferiority complex #poetry #darkness #masking #emotional neglect #aroace #not really real #just a hollow shell #faking #pretending #fearing

[liesmultixxx]

it hurts to know that i’ll never be enough

i may be pretty, smart and funny

but i’m not pretty enough

i’m not clever enough

i’m not funny enough

i’m simply not good enough

#writing #my own #my own shit #my own writing #my own thoughts #actually mentally ill #mentally unstable #mental health #negativity #self destructive thoughts #self loathing #tw selfhate #never enough #inferiority complex #insecurity #worries #kinda depressing #sorry for being depressing #social anxiety #why am i like this #i hate this #hate myself

[thehareswears]

If you show me yours I'll show you mine

(If you give me your attention periodically, I'll be there for you whenever you like)

#please i'm begging #i'll tell you anything you want to hear i stg #say anything #i just need to know that someone wants my attention #narcissistic supply #attention seeking #attention wh0r3 #the hare ensnared #inferiority complex #superiority complex #equal person #favorite person #cluster b pds