There's a wonderful quote attributed to someone named Marianne Williamson:

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.

In other words, we come up with all these negative stories about ourselves to protect ourselves from what's really scary: that we are special, powerful, and able to accomplish whatever we imagine. Having the power to change the world with our light is a terrible responsibility.