Step-by-step explanation:
You have core beliefs that guide the decisions you make. They affect how you interpret the events in your life and they influence the way you think, feel, and behave.
Your healthy beliefs serve you well. But, the unrealistic, self-limiting beliefs you hold onto--and everyone has some unhealthy beliefs--can hold you back from reaching your greatest potential.
It's important to acknowledge your core beliefs and examine which ones might be inaccurate and unproductive. Then, you can take steps to let go of the beliefs that are limiting your potential.
3 Types of Unhealthy Beliefs
Here are three types of unhealthy beliefs that will make you less effective and rob you of the mental strength you need to become your best:
- Unhealthy Beliefs About Yourself - Concluding that you are a loser, a failure, unlikable, or incapable will prevent you from doing your best. Even overly optimistic beliefs can be unhealthy. Thinking you're the best at everything you do or that you are above the rules can be just as dangerous to your well-being as an exaggeratedly negative core belief about yourself.
- Unhealthy Beliefs About Others - Believing everyone is against you, untrustworthy, or manipulative will make it impossible to develop healthy relationships. Similarly, believing everyone can be trusted or that everyone is a kind person can cause you to be taken advantage or to get into relationships that aren't good for you.
- Unhealthy Beliefs About the World - Assuming that you can't succeed in today's world or thinking that the world is too dark of a place to ever be happy will take a toll on your life. On the flipside, minimizing social problems and looking at the world through rose-colored glasses isn't helpful either.
There are many different beliefs you have about yourself, other people, and the world around you. And while you're likely to think that all of your beliefs are 100 percent accurate, the truth is, you likely hold onto at least a few core beliefs that are irrational and unproductive.
