Faux feeling A judgement of myself
Worthless
Not a feeling: a judgement of yourself.
Also known as pathetic, unworthy, useless
‘I think I have no value.’
Why it’s not a feeling
Worthless is a verdict on your whole value, one of the harshest things a person can think about themselves. It is a thought, not a feeling: it rates you rather than describing your inner state. Under it there are feelings that deserve gentleness, often sadness, shame or hopelessness.
Feelings underneath
Needs
When these needs aren’t met
Saying it as a feeling
‘I feel worthless.’
When I stayed in bed until two in the afternoon for the third day running, I felt ashamed and hopeless, because I need self-worth and to matter.