The Struggle of Self-Acceptance and Inner Friendship

People who seek good friends often haven't become their own good friend yet.

### Embrace Yourself: Overcoming Self-Bashing to Find True Friendship
* 🤔 Longing for a good friend often indicates that you have not yet **become your own good friend**.
* 🏆 A true friend recognizes and celebrates your accomplishments, while self-critical individuals struggle to **acknowledge their own successes**.
* 🔍 Those who engage in self-bashing tend to focus on **what is lacking in their lives**, feeling that such negativity aligns them with **societal expectations and obligations**.
* 🤝 This cycle of self-criticism can lead to an **inner duality**, where you create an **internal conflict** by projecting different characters that oppose one another.
* 🧠 Ultimately, the struggle is within you; there are **no external forces** like parents or societal ethics causing this conflict.
* 🌱 By engaging in self-bashing, you are metaphorically **cutting your own roots**, hindering your **personal growth and self-acceptance**.
* 🎶 It's essential to recognize that the only true companion you need is **yourself**, and fostering a **positive relationship with yourself** is the key to overcoming these **inner demons**.

If people long for a good friend, it also reflects that you have not become your own good friend yet. A good friend will acknowledge your accomplishments, but people who are into self-bashing will never acknowledge their accomplishments. They will always see what is lacking and what they have not done because this way you feel that you are being loyal to the teachers, to your parents, to expectations of society by self-bashing. Because they are also bashing you, you also start to bash, and then both of you get together on your own case, and that is the inner duality, inner demon you are creating. Because in truth, it's only you. There are no parents, there are no other ethics, there are no dual sides, there's only one you, which is projecting in the mind different characters and making them fight against the only you. So basically, there you are cutting your own roots. [Music]

The Inner Demon You Create - It's Only You, There are No Others

Satya Speaks

The Importance of Being Your Own Good Friend

Longing for a good friend often reflects a lack of self-friendship.

Self-bashing prevents individuals from acknowledging their accomplishments, creating an inner duality and inner demon.

Ultimately, the struggle is within oneself, as different projected characters fight against each other, leading to a disconnection from one's true self.