"No One Can Make You Feel Inferior, Without Your Consent"

You are a kid studying in the second grade, being handover your midterms examination answers sheet, and your dear friend has scored way too higher marks than you, and you question yourself "Am I good enough to score more marks than him?" Fifteen years later, you are scrolling your Instagram feed and find a post of that same friend, and see him achieving something really good. Again you ask yourself the same "Am I good enough to achieve bigger goals like him?" or "Will I be stuck around here, without any progress?" The small second-class kid will move on, of course after just a few hours. But that way too older kid might spend the whole night questioning himself, "What am I gonna do?', "Will I achieve, what I have dreamt of ?" Thereby, spending his entire night and a few more days succumbed to inferiority complex and self-distrust.

At some point of time in their lives, everybody questions their ability. However, we move on by recognizing our strengths and acknowledging some past achievements of ours. But some individuals respond differently. They believe that maybe their self-criticism is obvious. This is especially experienced in the case of those kids who are trying to fulfill society’s expectations rather than fulfilling their own expectations and achieving their own dreams. A kid who scored 90+ percent in non-medical field in his board exams had to study for a competitive exam even though he wanted to opt for something else. Just because his parents and the society thinks "Unka Bacha Baahut Intelligent Hai Aur Voh Non-Med Hii Lega" and when he or she is unable to make it, they don’t spare another second and straight-up question the child’s abilities or confidence. Only because he was unable to meet society's expectations, he might take a step we never thought of.

There are several reasons because of which you may feel inferior to the other children and one of the biggest of all is having toxic people around you. If you have friends who always let you down and make you feel diffident of your capabilities, cut them off. You might feel lonely but, as always, the wait will be worth it. Hence the quote "Make Friends Who Force You To Level Up" plays a quite major role in your life. Another reason aiding your inferiority complex is overexposure to social media and celebrities. A majority of the content that you see on the web, is not what it looks like, it just manipulates you. But if you remember the golden rule, "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent", it will help you a lot in several situations. Another way to avoid feeling inferior is by prioritizing yourself because you are not selfish for putting yourself first, you are just a human.

At last, just remember "What If It Turns Out Better Than You Expected?" Even though it might take some time but you will surely have what you have dreamt of and will make yourselves and your parents proud. These self-doubts are meant to end one day, till then have fun and enjoy every moment of your life.

Signing Off

Parminder Singh.