Martyrdom
Possible Buried Beliefs
- “I give everything and get nothing.”
- “My worth is in what I sacrifice.”
- “Needs are selfish.”
- “If I fix everyone, I stay needed.”
Healing Notes
Emotion Link offers these as possible associations to explore, not causes or diagnoses. Possible purpose or secondary gain: sacrifice may earn worth and moral standing without ever asking directly for care. From the 2023 Emotion Link Reference Guide — possible emotional associations: self-sacrifice can mean giving first in order to receive love, fixing everyone to remain needed, and finding purpose or value at your own expense; focusing outward also avoids your own pain. Possible purpose or secondary gain: staying needed, and not having to feel your own pain.
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