# @carmen.strives on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DIrSDUwSgWC
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/59924273-carmenstrives-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-04-20T17:13:59.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Carmen | Medical student 🩺 (@carmen.strives) — https://gondola.cc/carmen.strives

## Caption

Self-doubt is something everyone goes through— I do too, ALL THE TIME. 

But I wish someone told me these sooner⬇️:

1️⃣You weren’t born doubting yourself — you were conditioned to.
Conditioned by comparison, by criticism, by a world that profits from your insecurities.
But the version of you right now is someone you once prayed to be. So why doubt him/her now?
Self-doubt shows up when you’re about to rise, when you’re surrounded by discomfort and uncertainty, but it’s the final gatekeeper before you glow up🌱

2️⃣Falling behind doesn’t mean you’re failing.
You’re not late. You’re not lost.
You’re just on your own timeline.🕰️
Growth doesn’t follow a schedule — and progress isn’t always visible.
Keep rowing and you’ll move more than you think.

3️⃣You will never feel ready.
I used to wait for the “perfect time” and the “perfect plan” but readiness doesn’t come before action.
It comes BECAUSE of action. You build it by showing up scared, and doing it anyway.
The longer you wait, the longer you’ll stay stuck.

And if you’re doubting yourself right now —
It just means you care.
About your goals. About your future. About becoming the ✨best version of yourself ✨. 

📌Save this for later!

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Follow carmen.strives for more unfiltered life in med school *✩‧₊˚

#medschool #medstudent #medstudentlife #university #unistudent #student #truths #selfimprovement #lifelessons

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