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Doubt is a mental state in which the mind remains suspended between two or more contradictory propositions, and is uncertain about them. [ 1 ] [ better source needed ] Doubt on an emotional level is indecision between belief and disbelief .
In contrast, people with low self-esteem may have a harder time forgiving others, due to a sense of insecurity and self-doubt. [113] High self-esteem does not prevent children from smoking, drinking, taking drugs, or engaging in early sex. [6]
In the group sessions, the researchers also had the participants re-frame common thoughts and ideas about performance. An example would be to change: "I might fail this exam" to "I will do well on this exam". [13] The researchers concluded that simply extracting the self-doubt before an event occurs helps eliminate feelings of impostorism. [13]
For example, people suffering from the imposter syndrome are continuously affected by self-doubt and anxiety. Their negative intrapersonal communication tends to revolve around fears that their skills are inadequate and may be exposed. [ 69 ]
Alexander Lowen identified narcissists as having a true and a false, or superficial, self. The false self rests on the surface, as the self presented to the world. It stands in contrast to the true self, which resides behind the facade or image. This true self is the feeling self, but for the narcissist the feeling self must be hidden and denied.
In addition, the Vimuttimagga identifies four types of doubt: doubt regarding self is a hindrance to tranquility; doubt regarding the Four Noble Truths and three worlds is a hindrance to insight; doubt regarding the Triple Gem is a hindrance to both tranquility and insight; doubt regarding places and people is a hindrance to "non-doctrinal" things;
The self-discrepancy theory states that individuals compare their "actual" self to internalized standards or the "ideal/ought self". Inconsistencies between "actual", "ideal" (idealized version of yourself created from life experiences) and "ought" (who persons feel they should be or should become) are associated with emotional discomforts (e.g., fear, threat, restlessness).
Various symptoms are associated with mid-life crises, such as stress, boredom, self-doubt, compulsivity, changes in the libido and sexual preferences, rumination, and insecurity. [48] [50] [51] In public discourse, the mid-life crisis is primarily associated with men, often in direct relation to their career. But it affects women just as well.