Sometimes I wonder why it is seen as such a bad thing to pity ones self....I mean sure if you walk around 24/7 constantly going on about self pity it doesn't do any good and is likely to drive people away....but I think even healthy people may feel sorry for themselves at times. Just seems like when people especially mentally ill people are feeling that way there is a lot of guilt pushed on them...like 'you should stop feeling sorry for yourself' or 'its not that bad' guess I don't entirely understand how this guilt approach is supposed to help.