The Wound of Talent
A person with this wound was often stunted as a child from expressing themselves creatively. They didn’t get sufficient recognition from their parents for their ideas or talents and it left them feeling worthless. Did you feel unimportant, unseen, or dismissed? In difficult cases, the child was noticed in a bad way – such as a parent or teacher remarking on their lack of talent. Today this wound can you feeling like you’re not noticed, not recognized for your contributions and that you generally just fade into the background. You may have dreams about shining, stepping into the spotlight in some way, taking a leadership role, creating your own thing, but then feel you’re not talented enough. You might take note of the moments when you believe you’re simply unremarkable. Sometimes it’s less about being talented but how you feel about your own talent. And some ego issues surrounding other people’s adoration of you. You might try to show your talent to others, but deep down inside you’re not convinced you’re talented at all. You feel like you can’t do the thing you want because you don’t have the talent to do so. But in reality, people are special just for being themselves. This is something that this individual doesn’t yet realize, and they feel worthless. It can results in you trying your hardest to be recognized, respected, loved. You may try to get appreciation, success, attention, or attempt to be famous in some way. You’re doing this to prove to yourself that you have no reason to feel unworthy, but that won’t change the core feelings deep down. Or, you might feel so unworthy of being the center of attention that you’ll avoid it at all costs. You might support others – often partners or your children – by trying to help them gain notoriety or success. Either way, you’re probably unusually sensitive to criticism. It can lead you to read into situations and feel you’ve been criticized even when it’s not the case. There’s a strong fear of rejection with this wound, which stems from feelings of worthlessness. At the end of the day you’re trying to prove your worth to the world, when there’s nothing to prove.
Your superpower is that you’re more talented that most people you know. You were made to be in the spotlight, to live creatively from your heart and let your inner child play, knowing how valuable that is for others.
