Secret Sabotage

I’m starting to believe, that low self-esteem sometimes is actually a coping strategy that some have enacted, in order to safeguard themselves from experiencing failure.

I’m not saying having low self-esteem is a malicious choice, I’m only saying that often it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy that we too willingly adhere to. We accept that we are less, and accept that we “couldn’t” accomplish something, so we don’t chase it. What’s the point if we could fail? Who wants that?