Some people reach their goals, receive recognition, complete important stages of life – yet remain unable to feel proud of what they’ve achieved. Dr. Daniel Reinhardt explains – the habit of devaluing one’s own success often forms where approval once depended not on fulfillment, but on constant progress without pause. At MindCareCenter, we help clients restore the ability to see their achievements not as something accidental, but as the genuine result of their own path.
At MindCareCenter, we often meet people who speak about their accomplishments as if they were insignificant – “anyone could do it”, “it’s nothing special”, “I just got lucky”. Even when the effort was enormous, the inner response remains muted. Achievements are immediately replaced by new demands – the bar moves higher before satisfaction has a chance to appear. Over time, this creates a state where a person seems constantly behind themselves, no matter how much they do.
Specialists at MindCareCenter work with the inner logic behind this pattern. We explore when success stopped being something that could be felt and began to be perceived only as a requirement. For many, recognition in childhood depended on performance, comparison or being “better than”. As a result, the psyche learned that results are never enough – there is always another level to reach. In therapy, a person gradually discovers that value does not depend on constant proving.
Gradually, at MindCareCenter, clients begin to pause where previously they rushed past themselves. They start to notice what exactly they have done, how much effort it required and what they truly overcame. This does not turn into narcissism – it becomes grounded self-respect. The inner dialogue shifts from “not enough” to “this mattered”. And in this space, motivation begins to change – it no longer comes from self-pressure, but from meaningful connection with one’s own growth.
If you notice that your successes quickly lose value, that praise feels uncomfortable or that satisfaction fades almost instantly – this is not modesty. It is often the result of long-term self-devaluation that once helped survive emotionally. At Mind Care Center, we help restore the ability to truly claim achievements – not as something that must be justified, but as a natural part of your life story. Only then does success stop feeling empty and begin to feel lived.
Previously, we wrote about how MindCareCenter specialists help you feel grounded without relying only on willpower.