Why we feel worthless?
From time to time, many of us have doubts about our own worth. Things that bother us, misfortunes that happen to us or failures we experience can cause us to question our worth. Feeling worthless, often mixed with feelings of hopelessness and insignificance, can be a common symptom of depression, but can also be caused by low self-esteem, neglect, abuse, trauma or difficult situations that pose a threat to one's sense of self. Therefore, learning about the reasons for feeling worthless and what you can do when you feel worthless can help you cope with feelings of worthlessness.
Feeling worthless can be caused by many factors; family, social life, temperament, stress, life difficulties, close environment, negative events or many other undesirable situations can cause you to feel worthless.
You may feel bad when you are left out of your group of friends. Sometimes things seem to be going well, but for some unexpected reason you may feel excluded or left out of the group. Isolating yourself in this situation can lead to feelings of inadequacy. However, the right friends are the ones who are there when you need them, who support you, who make you feel good, not the ones who make you feel worthless.
Most of us are under constant pressure to succeed for most of our lives, especially from adolescence and into our late twenties. The pressure to succeed can damage self-esteem, make you feel like you're not doing enough, and even make you feel guilty. As you strive to succeed, you may feel worthless if you don't quite reach your goals, thinking that you are inadequate. However, there is room for failures as well as successes in life and everyone goes through similar paths in one way or another; the important thing is to never lose faith.
Negative childhood experiences that leave a permanent mark, neglect, abuse, lack of appreciation and support can play a role in the development of feelings of worthlessness. Children who are abused or frequently criticized by their parents may carry this feeling of insignificance into adulthood. Seeking professional support can help to resolve traumas and to learn to forgive, forgive and accept oneself or one's past.
You may have been criticized by others in the past or in the present. You may start to feel worthless, thinking that someone is putting you down or pointing out your failures. Unconstructive criticism can make people feel inadequate and unworthy, when the problem is the other person who doesn't know how to criticize.
When you are very close to the finish line in a relationship or after your divorce is finalized, you may find yourself left with questions such as 'Why me, what happened, what did I do wrong, what am I missing, why am I not enough? This emotionally challenging situation may cause you to question your self-worth and therefore feel worthless.
Your self-confidence may have been shaken by certain events in your life, toxic relationships, negative situations, and so you may have to struggle with low self-perception. When you lose confidence in yourself and everything you feel and think about yourself is just negative judgments, this can lead to feelings of worthlessness.
You may attribute negative events to your own actions or characteristics. When things don't go right, if you see it as your own fault and attribute it to internal causes, you can start to blame yourself for not working, for not doing anything worthwhile, and start to question your worth.
While we all know that money is not everything, fear, stress and anxiety can take over our lives, especially when we are in a financial predicament or experience a job loss. Our self-worth can be shaken, we may start to believe that we are flawed, we may feel inadequate, hopeless, useless. Therefore, when we are unable to cope with the negativity that is a natural part of life, such as financial problems, break-ups, fights, job loss, not passing an exam, we may face feelings of worthlessness.
When you start to question your own worth, it may be easier for you to cope with this negative feeling if you stop and think calmly before taking action and ask yourself a few questions that will increase your awareness.
