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Self worth

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Where do you think this comes from?

Background?

Education?

Wealth?

I suspect it's more subtle than these sorts of things, but I do note that people from certain backgrounds can appear much more self confident than others, and confidence can get you far in life.

I've lack confidence and a sense of self worth for much of my life but I do think that feedback has helped me and that has mainly been from being loved (always outside the family) and being told that my characteristics are appreciated.

There is also the question of life achievements/stages eg. degree, career, buying a home, marriage, having children.

If we don't 'achieve' these stages, I think that can unfairly affect our sense of self worth.

What do you think?

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  • I lack confidence and self worth. I also failed to achieve ALL the things mentioned in your life achievements, to which you could add having friends or any money! My characteristics (gentleness, thoughtfulness, sensitivity, meticulousness, reliability, conscientiousness) are not generally appreciated by anyone it seems, they seem to be qualities that are scoffed at, scorned, dismissed, and, to others, a bewildering inconvenient nuisance, making me the problem in everything rather than an asset to anything!

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  • I lack confidence and self worth. I also failed to achieve ALL the things mentioned in your life achievements, to which you could add having friends or any money! My characteristics (gentleness, thoughtfulness, sensitivity, meticulousness, reliability, conscientiousness) are not generally appreciated by anyone it seems, they seem to be qualities that are scoffed at, scorned, dismissed, and, to others, a bewildering inconvenient nuisance, making me the problem in everything rather than an asset to anything!

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