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req · 3655 days ago · link · · parent · post: Great personal growth cannot be accomplished without hardship? Hardship makes a person better?
Yes he did suffer greatly, he had massive migraines as well as other physical ailments. His suffering certainly painted his perspective, as you would expect. I think there is an important distinction between being a skeptic of yourself and having self-mistrust. To be strong, someone should trust themselves and have strong faith in themselves and abilities to do things and learn. Sounds to me like Nietzsche suffered a lot and was trying to look for the upside, either that or he was a masochist.
No one needs profound self-contempt. When it is truly profound and all-encompassing I believe it prevents growth. Self-mistrust though - we should doubt ourselves.