# Negative Self-Worth Messages #examples #quotes #mentalhealth > “My own needs and wishes are not important, my self is not particularly valuable. I depend on others to see my worth. I can’t see my self-worth on my own. My own survival is not important. I have learned this possibly during childhood and confirmed later in a work-related traumatic experience ” > “It’s not important that you eat, buy groceries, have a job, make money, live a good life, have fun, hang out with people. That is because I am not worthy. I depend on others to receive the ‘allowance’ to nurture myself.” > “Nurturing can only happen through others. That is why I have to spend a lot of energy ‘supporting’ my ‘[[Safety Provider]]s’ instead of caring for myself.” > “Because I am not valuable, I do not deserve to have money, success, food, shelter.” Related to [[Negative Self-Worth]]