Misconceptions of Self Worth

In my healing journey, the hardest bit for me is centering my self-worth and confidence in myself - instead of others or external things.

It’s one of the reasons why daily social media engagement isn’t good for me. It’s too easy to place my self-worth in the hands of others - in likes, engagement, shares. THAT is too fragile an ecosystem to place one’s self-worth. In the algorithm and economic choices of a major corporation, nonetheless! No thank you!!

My default setting was to let others decide for me my worth.
And it’s taken a LOT of work to place my worth in myself.

One of the mental health practices I do is to ask myself: Where is your self-worth today? Is it in you? Is it hanging out upstairs? Is it completely not around and is out dicking around about town?

The steps to self-compassion and feeling assured in myself is to respond with:

• Non-judgement. No right or wrong answers.

• I’m already doing the work by simply assessing and taking note.

• Good job for showing up and just assessing and making a safe place for self-worth to return home when she’s ready.

Instead of my FEELINGS (can be colored with sadness, depression, insecurity) dictating my self-worth, I am still working to remember that my worth is constant • strong • unwavering • is there whether I feel it is close or not • cannot be stripped away by anything or anyone else.