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The Pattern Library is a guide to why we repeat the same unhelpful patterns.
It shows:
Where patterns begin → in early experiences we call Non-Nurturing Elements™, where support or safety was missing.
What they grow into → deep Core Beliefs like “I am not good enough” or “I don’t matter.”
How they play out → in loops of thoughts, feelings, and behaviours explained by Pattern Theory™.
How they’re grouped → into categories called Schema Domains and Lifetraps, which make it easier to see how different beliefs connect.
✨ In short: Non-Nurturing Elements™ are the soil, Core Beliefs are the roots, and Pattern Theory™ is the map of how those roots grow into the patterns we live today.
💬 Explore all 77 core patterns that shape identity-level stuckness — and how therapy can help recondition them.
1.Ng — “I Am Not Good Enough”
2.Inf — “I Am Inferior”
3.Un — “I Am Unwanted”
4.Fa — “I Am A Failure”
5.Ar — “I Am At Risk”
6.Ins — “I Am Insignificant”
7.No — “I Am Nothing”
8.Po — “I Am Powerless”
9.In — “I Am Incapable”
10.Wr — “I Am Wrong”
11.Re — “I Am Responsible For Everyone”
12.Cs — “I Cannot Succeed”
13.Inv — “I Am Invisible”
14.Cu — “I Am Cursed”
15.Re — “I Am Unacceptable”
16.Ni — “I Am Not In Control”
17.Ns — “I Am Not Special”
18.Dm — “I Don't Matter”
19.Dn — “I Do Not Deserve”
20.Di — “I Am A Disappointment”
21.Nu — “I Am Not Understood”
22.Iw — “I Am In The Wrong Place”
23.Ngo — “I Am No Good”
24.Mi — “I Am A Mistake”
25.Hp — “I Am A Horrible Person”
26.Vu — “I Am Vulnerable”
27.Id — “I Am In Danger”
28.Bu — “I Am A Burden”
29.Una — “I Am Unappreciated”
30.St — “I Am Stupid”
31.Bp — “I Am A Bad Person”
32.Bt — “Bad Things Are Going To Happen”
33.Ut — “I Am Unworthy”
34.Al — “I Am Alone”
35.Uw — “I Am Unwelcome”
36.Ex — “I Am Excluded”
37.Dx — “I Don't Exist”
38.Sd — “I Should Die”
39.Uni — “I Am Unimportant”
40.If — “It's My Fault”
41.Nw — “I Am Not Whole”
42.Unt — “I Am Unattractive”
43.Fl — “I Am Flawed”
44.Aw — “I Am Awkward”
45.Sl — “I Am Slow”
46.Dis — “I Am Disgusting”
47.Ug — “I Am Ugly”
48.Noo — “I Am Nobody”
49.Ina — “I Am Inadequate”
50.Fr — “I Am Fragile”
51.Nv — “I Am Not Valued”
52.Ob — “I Am An Object”
53.Sh — “I Am Shameful”
54.Unc — “I Am Unclean”
55.Cr — “I Am Crazy”
56.Bo — “I Am Boring”
57.Unb — “I Am Unbalanced”
58.Wf — “I Will Fail”
59.Ts — “Something Wrong With Me”
60.Def — “I Am Defective”
61.Pd — “I Am Permanently Damaged”
62.We — “I Am Weak”
63.Us — “I Am Useless”
64.He — “I Am Helpless”
65.Me — “I Am Mediocre”
66.Lo — “I Am A Loser”
67.Fb — “I Am Falling Behind”
68.Heu — “I Hurt Everyone”
69.Cl — “I Cannot Love”
70.Tr — “I Am Trash”
71.En — “I Am Entitled”
72.Aln — “I Am An Alien”
73.Be — “I Am Betrayed”
74.Pr — “I Am Privileged”
75.Fu — “I Am A Fuck Up”
76.La — “I Am Lazy”
77.Mea — “I Am Mean”
💬 Explore all 77 core patterns that shape identity-level stuckness — and how therapy can help recondition them.
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