What are your thoughts on the word, 'Worthy'?

I just read a cool quote, ' You dont get to trap me in the past. I am worthy of a future.' By Jodi Picoult
It was a quote on forgiveness of oneself or others. My question is, how do we know if we are Worthy? I often second guess that about myself. I know many do too.
For instance one of my main fears is dating, because I fear Im not worthy of love, if I cant do lots of things with a guy (socially..due to anxiety). How can we feel or believe we are Worthy??

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DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.

I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.

Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.

Only I will remain.

― Frank Herbert, Dune

While I don't agree with most of Frank Herbert's philosophy, this I find is absolutely true.

"You know as well as I do that fear only exists for one purpose: to be conquered.

Star Trek Voyager Janeway"

This is not a matter of being worthy. It's totally a matter of fear. You're afraid of fear itself.

Get rid of fear of being afraid, then worthiness doesn't matter.

Stop compartmentalizing your fears! It's just the fear of being afraid you need to get rid of.

We have nothing to fear but fear itself.

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

Coralmist · 41-45, F

@DeWayfarer Ty so much...I do fear Im not enough, but also I do fear getting panicked in front of friends, or a guy. So yes I fear the anxiety itself too.. HOW do you not fear it, and how others may look at me as less for having it?

DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

@Coralmist You do! You do what needs to be done!

I once mentioned on here that I was teased a lot as a kid for not being able to swim.

So I took it upon myself to do just that! Ignoring that fear!

At five years old, I went to the deep end stairs, climbed down them and pushed myself underwater. And swam the whole way underwater to the shallow end.

No one was around to see it! I just did it!