WTT,
I also used to have an inferiority complex. It still rears up time to time (I think every single human being, including those "perfect" people, have their moments). However, things changed dramatically this year, because I was faced with death.
When you're confronted with the possibility of death, you start to think: I want to live! You don't qualify yourself as deserving to live. You don't think, "I should live because I'm X,Y,Z." Instead, you think, "If I live, I will be X,Y,Z."
When we die, we're all equal. Death is inevitable. In between, life is pretty valuable. When you start becoming grateful just for being alive, the inferiority complex starts to melt away. Suddenly, you see others with compassion, because you see yourself with great compassion.
Learn to feel compassion for yourself. Somewhere, in your life, your parents, society, etc. ingrained a sense of inferiority into you. Your parents are not perfect. Society isn't perfect. They did their best.
Now, feeling inferior isn't working for you. Letting go of it is difficult because you're used to it, but as long as you're grateful for life, I'm sure you'll get there.
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