Post 2: “Everything You Do Is Only 75%” — The Undermining Narrative

💬 “You never quite finish anything.”
💬 “It’s okay, but it could be better.”
💬 “You’re always 75% — never 100.”
🪨 These statements land like emotional stones, slowly weighing you down.

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🚩 What’s Really Happening?

This isn’t “constructive criticism.”
This is relentless erosion of your self-belief.

When someone consistently tells you:

• You’re not quite enough
• Your effort is never quite right
• You always fall short

They’re not trying to help you grow — they’re trying to keep you small.

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🧠 Psychological Tactic at Play: Chronic Devaluation

This tactic often comes from:

• Insecure controllers who feel threatened by your potential
• Covert abusers who use subtle put-downs to make you doubt your strengths
• People who need you to feel inadequate so they can feel superior

⚠️ Repetition is the poison. One comment hurts. A pattern reprograms your brain.

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💣 Over Time, You Might Start To:

• Dismiss your own achievements
• Overwork just to gain approval
• Avoid trying new things out of fear of “not getting it right”

And worst of all:
👉 You may internalize the belief that you’re only ever “75%.”

But that’s their voice, not your truth.

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❤️‍🩹 For Survivors: Your Best Is Enough

Your 100% doesn’t need to be perfect — it just needs to be yours.

Real love doesn’t rate you like a performance.
Real connection sees effort, not flaws.
You deserve to be celebrated, not corrected into submission.

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💡 Affirmation:

“I no longer shrink to satisfy someone else’s standards.
My worth isn’t measured in percentages.
I am already whole — not a fraction.”

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