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Originally Posted by KYWoman
..........When I lost the ability to support myself due to mental illness, my self worth came crashing down. I'm not sure I'll be able to heal from this broken space. I do try to focus on one moment at a time for now. Thank you for sharing. I am grateful for your courage.
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Boy does this ever ring true.
I've been thinking more about this. I hold different measurement to the worth of others than those I have been requiring of myself. I look at someone else and immediately see them as having worth - regardless of the tangible accomplishments they have achieved. Why can I then not hold the same standards to myself? I sit here trying to come up with reasons I am worthwhile and and a desperation to list off the things I have accomplished keep coming to mind. But by far ouweighing these things are those I have not yet done or failed to chieve entirely (I never received valentines, therefor I am unworthy. I can't provide for myself, therefore I am unworthy. I am an imperfect cook and artist therefore I am unworthy). My worth has nothing to do with the value of my accomplishments I keep reminding myself.