Symptoms

Do you think:

  • If I confide in someone, I will betray others

  • I am alone/I don’t belong anywhere

  • I don’t know who I am

  • People use me as a means to an end

  • My life looks great on the outside, and I don’t want to be perceived as ungrateful or petty when others have it much worse

  • I am overlooked or misunderstood

  • I’m too embarrassed to talk to someone about my struggles, they will judge me and it’s a sign of weakness
  • Silence is a virtue

Do you feel:

  • Shame from past bullying around your hair texture, body type, colorism, and features e.g. eye or nose shape

  • Work/life dissatisfaction

  • Medical and wellness professionals often dismiss my needs

  • Depression / Anxiety

  • Sadness / Grief

  • Unworthiness

  • Angry

  • Unwanted / Broken

  • Lost / Isolated/ Lonely

  • Co-dependent

  • Apathetic

Do you:

  • Come from a family impacted by systemic racism
  • Only strive for perfection
  • Struggle with art vs. commerce as a creative professional
  • Get angry at others who can’t read your mind, yet are unable to articulate your needs
  • Put everyone else’s needs ahead of your own, then become resentful
  • Code switch to deny a part of your identity
  • Rely on addictive behavior to cope with problems/life (e.g. alcohol, drugs, work, sex, gambling, shopping etc)