Children raised by adults who focus on keeping them ‘in line’ may find their natural instincts to explore met with restraint or even shame. This creates people who feel like there’s something inherently wrong with them. While it takes serious determination to recover from this kind of compromised self-esteem, it is possible. If you have feelings of unworthiness (and most of us do), the first step is to regularly practice accepting yourself exactly as you are right now. No matter what’s happened to you, your essence has not been touched. That’s who you really are, and it’s…

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