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When Self-Care Feels Like Betrayal

I take care of everyone else and when I try to take care of myself it feels selfish and wrong

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A lifetime of serving others can make personal needs feel like moral failures rather than basic requirements.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Depression — across cultures and traditions?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.