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Self hate

LITTLEREDrider
LITTLEREDrider

I do things for family but feel that I'm not doing enough. I try to do things for myself but feel I'm not worth the trouble. 


I have 3 grandchildren who I love but feel they only want to see what I brought for them


It's my own brain that is stopping me from being happy inside. I've become quite good at faking it at least with people who don't know me. 


I have times when I'm ok can laugh some people don't understand so they come and say stop laughing so loud. So now the times when I am happy I get stifled. 


I do have family that are trying to help but don't know how.


Having a hard time keeping my thoughts straight trying to like myself. .....

djchurn
djchurn
I learned how to fake it for 35+ years and have had many days of self doubt. It was very hard to control initially but I eventually found that I could fool everyone. At the end of the day I would feel some joy in having made it through another day. It is difficult to get help from others in this issue especially since you may not know how to help yourself. Hope saying that is not too rough on you.
Be thankful that you have others that are interested in your well being.
LITTLEREDrider
LITTLEREDrider
Thank you. I have made it thru many days. I have very few days of clear thinking that is when I can focus on getting help. Have learned a lot of coping skills some times get so Tierd of coping and faking
Tired
Tired
Sounds like you could use therapy to figure out why you feel like you do. You probably can't fix this on your own.
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