Insecurity

24 September 2017 23.29

That’s the thing about insecurity, it has no basis.

It doesn’t work on facts, on truth, on reality. Insecurity whispers lies, bold-faced lies, into our lives and we accept them as if the truth doesn’t surround us everyday.
You’re not ugly.
You’re not stupid. You’re not annoying.
You’re not weak.
You won’t fail in life.
You will amount to something.
You will find love.
You are loved.

Those are the facts.

The facts that are evident in everything you do, in the things you say, in the actions you take. But insecurity coils itself around you and squeezes the truth out, replacing it with falsities that cling to your insides. Insecurity settles like a two tonne rock at the bottom of your core and weighs you down every time you try to breathe. Insecurity makes a home inside of you. Insecurity rips apart your self-love and self-awareness and replaces it with its own decor – self-doubt and self-hate. Insecurity paints the walls of your mind black and shuts your eyes, it seals off your ears and controls your every thought.

Insecurity is an evil plight, an infectious disease that, in some cases, lasts a lifetime.

Despite all this, friends, I believe insecurity can be overcome. It can be overcome from within, and it can be overcome with the aid of others. But essentially insecurity can only be defeated when you, yes you reading this; when you decide every single day to fight. To fight insecurity every time it knocks on your door, to choose every day to say no. Not today Satan.