Self doubt

 There are all types of people. Men, women, young, old, strong and weak. They all want one thing. Paul to  make it all go away - all their problems, all their worries. As if he has some kind of magic wand.

In the series "In treatment", Paul's patients are multiform. Starting from sixteen year old Sofia to almost seventy year old Walter. Immigrant Sunil to gay Jesse. 

They all plead Paul, beg him, shout at him and many times storm off the session. They know that things are not good, but they don't understand what is wrong. They are unwilling to accept the reasons hinted  by Paul. 

It is interesting - how our mind works. And how the shrinks analyze it. Back to childhood. :) :)

All his patients think that they are worthless, loathsome and unworthy of love and affection and anything else. Doesn't matter whether they are successful or not. 

Self love - that is what is missing. It made me wonder. This self doubt, in some cases even self hatred, is it common only among depressed and anxious people? Or is it prevalent in all of us? Some of us may just push it under the carpet - most of the time. 

Why is it so hard for us to believe that we are good, we are capable and we deserve good things in life. Because no one tells us that?

What does psychology say about that?

And I feel that if this emotion is fixed, most people can face the challenges life throws at them in a better way. Don't you agree?