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I Battle Depression

Is it wrong to want to feel like a good person who's worthy?
I tried for years to love myself but people keep punching me down.
I'm so scared I'm staying in a relationship that'll end me. I feel like I can't say or do anything right. I feel like I want to die. I feel horrible. And I can't talk about it to anyone even the person I love can't tolerate me and my feelings anymore.
I'm exhausted I just want to end everything.
Nomoretomorrow · 46-50, M
Absolutely nothing wrong with wanting to feel like a good person who's worthy. That's what the vast majority of people want.
It's a difficult thing to master but how you feel about yourself shouldn't solely be based on other people's opinions of you. Do [b]you[/b] think you're a good person. Why/why not? Obviously other people's opinion is a vague yardstick of your worth, good people tend to be more liked.
HOWEVER people are liked, or can feel liked or not for a variety of reasons, how outgoing they are, appearance, social skills etc which in reality have absolutely no reflection on whether you are a good and worthy person or not. You can be a good and worthy person but a poor conversationalist.
Remember also that how we feel about ourselves and how we think others feel about us can be one of the most important things to us. We can overate it. Also we can overthink and over examine it, especially if we are worried about it and take on a pessimistic view which can skew our outlook. We look for negative signs or misconstrue every thing as a negative sign when it really isn't.
It sounds like you're stuck in an unhappy relationship? Why is it unhappy? Can change this between you and your significant other? Unhappy relationships can drag down our self opinion.
Take a few minutes out to yourself, sit calmly and look at yourself objectively and fairly. Are you a pleasant person, are you kind, do you have morals? If the answers are yes, as I believe they will be, then you are good as a person. Obviously any negative answers can be looked at and worked on constructively.
Remember if this is really getting you down you can talk to professionals like a counsellor. There are charities that offer free counselling or signpost you to such services. You don't have to deal with this yourself.

Good luck and remember there are people here and in your real life who are there for you.

 
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