Feelings of Inadequacy in Psychiatry

Feelings of inferiority are quite common in psychiatry, especially in people suffering from mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, depression or anxiety disorders. However, despite the fact that many people experience feelings of inferiority even in the simplest situations, the presence of psychological problems can aggravate this effect and make it intolerable and even dangerous to a person’s health.

As with many other mental disorders, feelings of inferiority can lead to serious problems in your personal life, professional life and social relationships. People suffering from this feeling often suffer from depression, low self-esteem and dissatisfaction with their achievements and successes. All these factors can negatively affect their ability to learn, work and social adaptation. This can manifest itself in a variety of ways, from impaired social perception and lack of empathy to interpersonal problems and difficulty making decisions. When working with clients who are dealing with feelings of inferiority as a consequence of their mental illness, it is important to remember that this is not the client’s fault, but a result of his illness. Treatment for such a disorder should be comprehensive and aimed at eliminating both physical and psychological problems. Treatment options include drug therapy, psychotherapy, and sociocultural interventions. In order to prevent feelings of inferiority



A feeling of inferiority is a person’s feeling of inability to personally participate in some kind of interaction, fear, weakness, “inadequacy,” as if saying - I want to but I can’t. The longer this sensation accumulates, the greater its influence.

In the human psyche, the state of feelings of inferiority is manifested by a feeling of catastrophic deterioration in personal well-being. It is characterized by such an experience as awareness of one’s own worthlessness, uselessness and uselessness.

Manifestations of “feelings of inferiority” can be very different:

Low self-worth. Low self-esteem and excessive perception of negative aspects