SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-27 months agoWhat is the worst mental state you've ever been in?message-squaremessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up181arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up170arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the worst mental state you've ever been in?SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-27 months agomessage-square48fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareCount042@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up15·edit-27 months agoDue to the way I was raised, I have a tendency to view my self worth as solely deriving from my actions. It has had some benefits, like running into a burning building once I was out to get a family member out. But it also has some downsides. It’s hard for me to view my own happiness or even life as having intrinsic value. It’s especially bad if someone I love could concievably benefit from me not being around anymore. Years of therapy have really helped though.
Due to the way I was raised, I have a tendency to view my self worth as solely deriving from my actions.
It has had some benefits, like running into a burning building once I was out to get a family member out.
But it also has some downsides. It’s hard for me to view my own happiness or even life as having intrinsic value.
It’s especially bad if someone I love could concievably benefit from me not being around anymore.
Years of therapy have really helped though.