Doing things that make you happy will slowly build your self-esteem.
I want to try again.
Working on your creative projects feels like a grind, but you keep plodding away.
Yes, it does sound like he has intimacy issues.
But the question you have to get really honest with here is, are you doing these things as you actually enjoy them? If we honor and respect ourselves first, so do they.
I used to browse the internet late at night until I went drowsy with tiredness, and only then could I sleep, otherwise the thoughts and restless self-imprisoning mind plague me.
So intelligence is one thing, what about courage? It is probably like arguing if we all perceive colors the same way.
Usually they would end up lasting for 3 months.