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Basically, only hours back here and I’m already reading about how damaged people with mental illness are.

And how you could never be with another one. Believe me, we get it. I already don’t feel worthy of the love I get. Words matter. Be well.
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FrozenWasteland · 61-69, M
You are worthy of much, much love. Really.
@FrozenWasteland ty but are any of us truly worthy? we just humbly accept what we are given and try to become worthy. my fiancée is so much more than I could ever deserve. I’m grateful for her, though. very grateful.
FrozenWasteland · 61-69, M
@JustGoneNow I think all "good" (whatever that means) people are "worthy" of being loved. It's different from "deserving" to be loved -- which is not something that many of us truly are.

Love is a gift that someone chooses to offer us -- sometimes for good reasons, sometimes for silly reasons, sometimes for no apparent reason at all. It's not something we earn; not something we somehow "deserve". I think we should be very careful about saying "I don't deserve that", even though it's probably true.

For me, at least, there's a blurry line between "I don't deserve her love" and "She's making a mistake in offering me her love" and I have, on occasion , found myself on the wrong side of that line. One side seems pretty healthy, the other runs dangerously close to me deciding how someone else should feel, which is a pretty awful thing to do to someone who loves me.

I love your words about being grateful for what is offered and trying to become your best for that person (which is how I prefer to read your "try to become worthy" comment).

Anyhow, I do believe that you are worthy of much, much love. Really.
@FrozenWasteland ty, for your kindness. 🦋
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