The Unworthy and Unneeded Lies
In this fourth in a series of articles regarding depression we examine the last two lies of depression. Here is a list of the five lies of depression: I am not good enough I am not strong enough I am not loved enough I am not worth enough I am not needed enough Holly Bridges, in an article published in the Mighty called “When We Allow Depression to Dictate Our Self-Worth”, wrote that self-worth is the sense of our own value in life. When we have low self-worth, we have difficulty loving ourselves and therefore have a hard time thinking others would love us. This shows the ways in which the lies of depression play into each other. If I am not good enough or strong enough, I can easily develop a failure identity. A failure identity has difficulty receiving and understanding love. If I do not feel like I have worth then I feel unlovable and the cycle continues. And when this is going on, the lie that I am not needed can be …