Feeling like nobody cares.

[jrohas]

This isn't a crisis per se, but it is something that has been bothering me for a while. If this isn't the right place, sorry!

I have a girlfriend that loves me very much and caring friends and family, and my life is great. No major problems. I just have this complex, this underlying suspicion, that people don't actually value me or care about me, even those close to me who show their affection. For instance, whenever my girlfriend can't talk because she's preoccupied with something else, I get very upset and depressed and immediately go to the conclusion that I've been sidelined for something else and I don't matter to her, even if what she's preoccupied with had to be done then.

So yeah, basically in all my relationships in life I have an underlying suspicion that I'm not actually of any value to anyone, but I have no good reason to think this way. I was wondering if anybody else has felt similarly and has any advice as to what I can do to help make this suspicion go away.

Thanks!

[AirCooled]

I know the exact feeling you're having. Get your closest friend, the one you can talk about anything to, and take a road trip, go on an adventure.

[Mortal Coil]

Sounds like you have really low self-esteem.
What I do in that situation is calm myself down and think about it rationally. You have to remember that it's not personal :)