I Don’t Deserve Success

This belief is rooted in emotional shame and conditional worth. Even when outcomes are good, individuals with this pattern feel undeserving, anxious, or fraudulent. It often underpins imposter syndrome.

Pattern Context:

• Common in high performers who self-sabotage

• Often emerges from perfectionistic parenting or conditional praise

• Links to the belief “I’m Not Good Enough” or “I’ll Never Be Enough”
  
  

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