Why do I feel like a burden?

For as long as I can remember, I have hated asking for help. I realize it's fine to be independent, but I don't like asking anybody for help with anything because I feel like I'm putting them out or bothering them.

The main problem I'm having recently is with my best friend. She moved a few months ago and is now almost 1000 miles away. We still talk occasionally through Facebook, texting and Snapchat. The other day I had sent her a Snapchat that was something to the effect of how I miss talking to her. She texted me a few hours later and said, "You do realize that you can text me any time you need or want to right?" I said yes but that it was part of my personality that I feel like I'm a bother to people and she said that's why she was making the point to tell me that I can text her whenever. Even after this I still have to fight the urge to text her daily because I feel like I'm going to become an annoyance to her.

Are there any steps that I can take to get over these feelings? I'm miserable because she's one of the only people that I can REALLY talk to about anything and everything.

Are there any steps that I can take to get over these feelings? I'm miserable because she's one of the only people that I can REALLY talk to about anything and everything.
Raise your self esteem, that will help.

I'm the same, I was treated as scapegoat/burden by my parents. Its hard to rid of the feeling of how UNimportant nuture has made you feel.
My boss said to me recently that in all the time I've worked there (8 years) I'm the only one who has NEVER bothered him or complained about anything.

I just 'suck it up' assuming like mother told me 'No one cares about YOU no one wants to listen to your drivel'

Gee thanks mommy dearest.

I'm not so bad now, I have worked hard on my self esteem. I've started to commicate more with my boss and he is pleased!

I'm sure your good friend is happy to hear from you. And don't forget, I'm sure you would support and listen to her if she needed it. I dont think a daily text will annoy.
Most people like to feel helpful and wanted remember.

I've felt the same way, but I've realized that if I need help I have to ask. The other person doesn't know how we are. Just remember that your friend cares about you and wants the best for you.

Thank you both for the replies. I KNOW that she cares for me. I was feeling really down on Sunday and pinned a bunch of depression stuff on Pinterest. About 2:00 in the morning I got a text from her asking if I had been having a rough day. We texted for a while and this morning I thanked her for sending me the text to see if I was doing alright. She said that she saw all my pins and was worried. I told her that she doesn't need to worry about me but that I appreciate that she does, and she told me that of course she cares enough to worry.

Still, after all this, I feel like I'm bothering her. I know that it's not something that I'm going to get over right away but I need to start working on it. I've even come to the point of putting ads up on Craigslist looking for someone that chat with. That just seems pathetic to me but recently I've been craving interaction from another person. I think it's to make up for her not being here.