Angie Hammond

Unpacked: A life unpacked, unedited and mostly unashamed Angie Hammond

I'm fed up of feeling inadequate... F..k what does that even mean? The word inadequate suggests that I'm in fact equating myself to something, I don't even know what that thing is, so how can I be not it? It's a frustrating human thing we all do, we measure ourselves up against shit that ain't real or even measurable. So now I have to work out what my metric value system is and what I'm not equating to so I can ensure that my emotional suffering is actually worth the effort and time I give it to thrive.

When I was younger my inadequacies were centered around not being cool enough, I was at times a quiet kid, at times a complete loon and at times just going through the motions so was pretty much in neutral. I'd look at the other kids and wish I fitted in with them, with no real idea why I felt that way. I didn't have any actual evidence to suggest that perhaps they didn't want me to fit it, I just felt that way. Inadequate! And so that was the card I played.

I can see now how those behaviours have stuck, and yet perhaps a variety of reasons, I'm still playing the same cards, from the same deck I had as a child.

So always in search of this elusive 'right fit', I've been wandering the planet trying to see where I might belong without ever actually trying to fit into anything.

How about YOU?

It you are at the place in your life where you need a little guidance then perhaps its time to "Unpack"