What to Do When You Feel Worthless

Feelings of worthlessness can come at any time in your life. A person can feel, at any moment, that they aren't enough. Thinking you are not valuable or that your life holds no meaning can lead to depression. This feeling of doubt can kill a dream faster than a speeding bullet.

I remember taking pharmaceuticals at a young age. Wondering why I was put here on Earth. After talking with many psychologists and psychotherapists, I realized that it was all in my head. I just didn't know how to put the pieces together. Sometimes we need someone to believe in us until our belief kicks in.

If you have ever felt this way, you might be wondering what has happened to your self-confidence. Asking: Why is it so hard to believe in myself? It doesn’t matter what you do for a living or how many friends you have. How loving your family is or how “successful” you may appear to be. We all feel detached from time to time. And if we listen to that negative voice in our head, we can quickly hurl down into darkness.

"If you felt like somebody made you feel worthless, that is a lie. You are valuable, you deserve to be treated as a valuable precious treasure."

- Lacey Mosley

Comparing yourself to other people that you think look better, earn more, or live greater than you will always make you feel worthless and useless. This will make you feel like a low life. What I’m proposing is that there is a driving force that is making you feel useless. Your first and prior most target should be to Find that reason and discard it.

Find The Reason

This is the very fundamental step that will help you overcome that state. You see, you can never solve an issue before finding the problem or the root cause of it. Try to think and narrow down who or what is making you feel this way.

In order to change the fruit, you must change the root.

Realize that there is something holding you down at the root level. You might even take some time and list those things that make you feel discarded. This will help you resolve them and before you know it, you will have trashed them.

Eliminate the Reason

Once you find the reason that is making you feel worthless and useless, start dealing with it. Pin it down and don’t let it overcome you.

If it is a person that is always demeaning you or looks down on you, find ways of dealing with this person. You never have to suffer for the rest of your life being around someone who is not enjoying theirs. The only reason to look down on someone is if you're lifting them up so get around those that do the same for you.

Some people act like parasites and energy-vampires. They feed on others low self-esteem. Naturally, they may be bullies and you need to identify them. Try and avoid such people and spend very little time around them. Find reasons to find other friends that value you.

If you cannot evade them, learn the art of ignoring them. Yes, it is possible to ignore someone’s negative vibes. Just like a fireplace needs more wood to keep burning.

"If they make you feel worthless then they no longer deserve your time, space and love."

You may follow these steps:

1. Don’t give an ear to negative peoples’ words.
2. When you hear them speak, just take deep breaths and try to block that nonsense.
3. Make it clear in your mind that it is not you, it is them. This will help to not take it personally.

"Don't allow someone to make you feel like you are not good enough."

We know it all seems a lot tougher to use these steps practically but you have to begin from somewhere.

Naturally, people who feel useless are extremely good people who have kind hearts and that is why they feel bad when the others look down upon them.

We never have to dim someone else's light to make ours shine brighter.

"It's ok if you fall down and lose your spark. Just make sure that when you get back up, you rise as the whole damn fire."

– Colette Werden