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Why do I feel so inferior and worthless and useless all the time?

Profile: Piercingtheveil
Piercingtheveil on Jan 16, 2016
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No one is worthless! Say all you want,but your not! No one is!! Why do you feel worthless?
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Profile: Truckerwife08
Truckerwife08 on Jan 21, 2016
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Depression can make you feel inferior and worthless. It makes you feel like theres a dark cloud hanging over your head
Profile: Charvisioku
Charvisioku on Feb 4, 2016
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I can't speak for everyone but these sound like symptoms of clinical depression. If you feel this way on a regular basis I would strongly recommend seeing your GP to determine whether you need professional support of some sort. Never try to struggle through these things alone, there is always somebody who'll care and want to see you feeling better. It also helps to come on here and talk through those feelings - nobody is worthless and you should never ever feel like you are.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Feb 4, 2016
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This is a mental construct, that you are too adhered to. Chances are, you are measuring this by the wrong metric, which is other people. You decide and define your own worth, not other people, and not you in comparison to other people.
Profile: optimisticOak689
optimisticOak689 on Feb 6, 2016
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you don't its just the feeling that you have or the way you think about yourself makes you feel like you are worthless and useless, but you're not....you have so many things to do with your life and so many things you can do to your life, its just a matter of time until you figure it out ....be strong you are here for a reason to make something with your life just remember be someone who everyone will remember you for....your friends,family....just hang in there
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Oct 4, 2016
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We are often pressured to be super good or special. Our abilities, success, appearance etc. don't seem enough. Although in fact, those things don't determine one's worth in the slightest. Each person is worthy. Self-esteem is tricky but not impossible to gain over time.
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Anonymous on Jul 20, 2018
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Just focus on good thing and good will happen to you
Profile: KACOSMIC
KACOSMIC on Sep 2, 2020
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The answer is complex, taking into account the story that each person carries with them. The feeling of inferiority arises when we are still children and we are unable to meet the expectations of parents and teachers at school, for example. And that reflects in your adult life, as in work. We never feel good enough and someone better will always appear. Changing something that has already been implanted in our consciousness is difficult, but not impossible. Of course, it requires a daily effort, since for years this feeling has been inside us. To begin with, I want you, who for many years felt inferior to those around you, who thought you were not good enough and who always thought something went wrong, look in the mirror. See yourself. Observe the person you thought you were not able to. Have you ever stopped to think that no one has the same traits as yours? Nobody fought the same battles as you, nobody felt the same pain as yours, it may have been similar, but nothing was the same. Because? Because you are unique. There never was and never will be someone like you. Now, in front of the mirror, see this. You felt inferior for not being like the others, for thinking that you were not capable. But you are! You can do more! Now, before going to sleep, close your eyes and focus on yourself. Forget the world around you. At that moment there is only you. This is another mistake that we usually make and that makes us feel inferior. We always think of others, do what they want and try to meet the expectations of others, but what about ours? How do we stay? We were sad, stunned, looking for the reward in superfluous things. When you start to see yourself as unique and non-copyable, you will see that everything that has happened so far has been nothing. Just a mistake that can be reversed, and turned into self-love. You will see that all the battles and dedications were not in vain, and you will see that the greatest hero in history has always been you. These are simple steps, but when practiced with precision and persistence will have incredible effects. You are the author of your own life, you are unique. When the feeling of inferiority tries to reach you, think of everything you have achieved so far, what you went through to get here.
Profile: TeaMaster1
TeaMaster1 on Mar 30, 2015
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People tend to feel inferior/worthless/useless/etc. when they compare themselves to others too much. Comparing yourself to other people will result in lack of self esteem, believing that you are never good enough and will never be like the people you compare yourself to. This can be fixed by realizing that you are just fine the way you are, and worth just as much as everybody else.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Jun 5, 2015
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I think everyone encounters times in their lives when they feel this way. I used to be bullied and I would think this way too. I don't think you're inferior, worthless, or useless. When I would feel this way, I would write down things about myself that I liked. If you want, you could do this and even ask family members or friends what they love about you. :) Stay strong!
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