Are You Your Own Harsh Critics?

Many of us subject ourselves to the kind of scrutiny and criticism we would never dream of aiming at other people. Why do you think it is that people who are plagued by self doubt cannot see the brilliance that is plain for us to see when we look in from the outside? You know, i think that's the million dollar question. But what i will say is that if you' if you've come from environments where you were sort of complimented on things unrelated to your intelligence, then part of that can result in you enternalizing this idea that maybe you're not that smart. That's part of the origin of these feelings.