The Shocking Truth About Self-Sacrifice: Are You Mistaking It for Kindness Without Even Knowing?
Kindness shouldn’t come at the expense of your own well-being. If you never make space for your own needs, no one else will, either. Taking care of yourself isn’t selfish—it’s what allows you to keep showing up for others without losing yourself in the process.
8) You base your worth on how much you do for others
Deep down, you might not just be helping because it’s the right thing to do—you might be helping because it makes you feel needed. Valued. Worthy.
If you’re always the one people rely on, it can start to feel like that’s your role, your purpose. But when your sense of worth is tied to how much you give, you’ll keep giving—even when it’s too much, even when it hurts you, even when no one asks you to.
