We have to question the way we judge ourselves, and the way we see ourselves. We have to remake our vision of ourselves entirely, accepting that our names and labels are just that - names and labels, nothing more. We have to accept that there is a part of ourselves that words cannot describe. I read somewhere long ago that if a person ever saw themselves as entirely evil they would die, because the human mind cannot face that concept. Equally I have read that what a person fears most is not that they are evil, but that they are ultimately good and powerful, because to face that is to accept responsibility for yourself, and to allow others to be equally good and powerful.
Humans are comfortable being mediocre.
At most, we try to compete to be slightly above, or slightly below others. To look at who we truly are, not just in comparison to others, but in absolute, scares us. I am scared to look at who I am. On the outside I am a kind, considerate, creative and intelligent teenage girl.