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Pattern Library — Core Limiting Beliefs

You don’t need more affirmations. You need to change the belief that’s running the show.

These are the beliefs that hijack your reactions, sabotage your goals, and convince you that you are the problem — not the pattern.

“I’m not good enough.”
“I don’t matter.”
“If I stop performing, I’ll be rejected.”

These aren’t thoughts. They’re scripts written into your nervous system — and they dictate how you act, how you feel, and what you think you deserve.

This library breaks them down. Each belief is defined, connected to the emotional loops it drives, and mapped to the reconditioning process that can actually change it.

Start with the one that feels too true. That’s probably the one holding you back.

💬 Note: We are in the process of adding our core limiting beliefs to the pattern library.

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Visual tile for the core belief “I Am Not Good Enough” styled like a periodic table element with the symbol 'Ng'

1.Ng — “I Am Not Good Enough”

2.Inf — “I Am Inferior”

3.Un — “I Am Unwanted”

Periodic tile displaying “I Am A Failure” with the abbreviation Fa and number 4

4.Fa — “I Am A Failure”

5.Ar — “I Am At Risk”

Core belief tile for “I Am Insignificant” — part of the ShiftGrit Core Belief system.

6.Ins — “I Am Insignificant”

7.No — “I Am Nothing”

8.Po — “I Am Powerless”

Core belief tile for “I Am Incapable” — part of the ShiftGrit Periodic Table of Limiting Beliefs.

9.In — “I Am Incapable”

Core belief tile for “I Am Wrong” — part of ShiftGrit’s Periodic Table of Core Beliefs.

10.Wr — “I Am Wrong”

Core belief tile for “I Am Responsible For Everyone” from the ShiftGrit Periodic Table of Beliefs

11.Re — “I Am Responsible For Everyone”

Core belief tile for “I Cannot Succeed” from the ShiftGrit Periodic Table of Limiting Beliefs

12.Cs — “I Cannot Succeed”

Core belief tile for “I Am Invisible” from the ShiftGrit Periodic Table of Limiting Beliefs

13.Inv — “I Am Invisible”

14.Cu — “I Am Cursed”

Core belief tile for “I Am Unacceptable” from ShiftGrit’s Periodic Table of Limiting Beliefs

15.Re — “I Am Unacceptable”

16.Ni — “I Am Not In Control”

Periodic tile for the core belief “I Am Not Special”

17.Ns — “I Am Not Special”

Periodic tile for the core belief “I Don’t Matter”

18.Dm — “I Don't Matter”

Periodic tile for the core belief “I Do Not Deserve”

19.Dn — “I Do Not Deserve”

20.Di — “I Am A Disappointment”

21.Nu — “I Am Not Understood”

Periodic table-style tile showing the symbol “Iw” and the statement “I Am In The Wrong Place,” representing a core belief in the ShiftGrit therapy model.

22.Iw — “I Am In The Wrong Place”

23.Ngo — “I Am No Good”

Periodic table-style belief tile labeled “Mi” with the phrase “I Am A Mistake,” representing a core limiting belief addressed through ShiftGrit’s reconditioning method.

24.Mi — “I Am A Mistake”

Core belief tile styled like a periodic table element with the symbol “Hp” and the phrase “I Am A Horrible Person,” representing a shame-based identity belief in the ShiftGrit therapy model.

25.Hp — “I Am A Horrible Person”

Periodic table-style belief tile labeled “Vu” with the phrase “I Am Vulnerable,” representing a fear-based identity belief used in ShiftGrit’s identity-level therapy model.

26.Vu — “I Am Vulnerable”

Periodic table-style tile labeled “Id” with the phrase “I Am In Danger,” representing a trauma-based core belief in the ShiftGrit therapy model.

27.Id — “I Am In Danger”

Periodic tile-style image labeled “Bu” with the belief “I Am A Burden,” representing a shame-based identity pattern in ShiftGrit’s therapeutic model.

28.Bu — “I Am A Burden”

Periodic table-style tile showing belief “I Am Unappreciated” with the abbreviation Una and number 29

29.Una — “I Am Unappreciated”

Periodic table-style tile showing belief “I Am Stupid” with the abbreviation St and number 30

30.St — “I Am Stupid”

Periodic table-style tile showing belief “I Am A Bad Person” with the abbreviation Bp and number 31

31.Bp — “I Am A Bad Person”

Periodic table-style tile showing belief “Bad Things Are Going To Happen” with abbreviation Bt and number 32

32.Bt — “Bad Things Are Going To Happen”

Periodic tile-style graphic displaying the belief “I Am Unworthy” with abbreviation Ut and number 33

33.Ut — “I Am Unworthy”

Periodic table-style belief tile for “I Am Alone” with abbreviation Al and number 34

34.Al — “I Am Alone”

Periodic tile showing belief “I Am Unwelcome” with abbreviation Uw and number 35

35.Uw — “I Am Unwelcome”

Periodic tile showing belief “I Am Excluded” with abbreviation Ex and number 36

36.Ex — “I Am Excluded”

37.Dx — “I Don't Exist”

38.Sd — “I Should Die”

39.Uni — “I Am Unimportant”

40.If — “It's My Fault”

Identity Pattern Element: I Am Not Whole

41.Nw — “I Am Not Whole”

Core Belief Element: I Am Unattractive

42.Unt — “I Am Unattractive”

Identity Pattern Card: I Am Flawed

43.Fl — “I Am Flawed”

Belief Loop Element: I Am Awkward

44.Aw — “I Am Awkward”

We have many more limiting belief patterns on the way...

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