I am struggling with finding anything positive about myself.

Lately, I am having such massive depressive episodes, mainly just with me feeling like a failure or that i keep screwing everything I do up. I've been like this for years, even before i was diagnosed with Asperger's. In school, the kids would always point out that i messed up or that i didn't do something the right way. Then i would see my parents, siblings or friends do things either the right way or perfectly and they would be praised.

It was like this for years, and it's gotten to a point to where I legit can't think of a nice thing to say about myself. Even when someone would try to say a nice to me, I'd just say something like "I did alright." or "It wasn't a big deal." My therapist even told me to write down one thing I like about myself everyday, but I cannot think of 1 thing to write. i can't even say "I love myself." and mean it. I recently accepted a lot of things about myself, like being gay, but I still can't find anything positive to say about myself.

I want to change this mindset, but it feels like it is set in stone. Am I a lost cause?

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  • Hi 

    I’m sorry to hear you feel this way.

    You are a unique individual who deserves love and respect for just being yourself. You don’t have to achieve anything or do everything right it’s the essence of your being, your soul that matters most and you sound perfectly lovable to me, the fact that you’re questioning yourself this way and trying to get things right shows how much you really care about people.

    You are not a lost cause you are just a little bit lost in the world. I think your therapist is trying to help you see the real you, try to really accept that.

    Wishing you well on your journey of healing Cherry blossom

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  • Hi 

    I’m sorry to hear you feel this way.

    You are a unique individual who deserves love and respect for just being yourself. You don’t have to achieve anything or do everything right it’s the essence of your being, your soul that matters most and you sound perfectly lovable to me, the fact that you’re questioning yourself this way and trying to get things right shows how much you really care about people.

    You are not a lost cause you are just a little bit lost in the world. I think your therapist is trying to help you see the real you, try to really accept that.

    Wishing you well on your journey of healing Cherry blossom

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