Do you find yourself consistently trying to make others happy at the expense of yourself?

If you answered yes – read through this article as it may help you break through this pattern.

Those who ALWAYS put others before themselves become MARTYRS.

“In psychology a person who has a martyr complex, sometimes associated with the term victim complex, desires the feeling of being a martyr for their own sake, seeking out suffering or persecution because it either feeds a psychological need or a desire to avoid responsibility.” – Wikipedia

Most people who become a Martyr don’t recognise it until they hit the point of incredibly low SELF WORTH and  damaged mental and emotional health.

The irrational ideal that the martyr lives by and preaches is that GIVING UP on their own worth and value by serving others will allow them to be seen as a GOOD PERSON.

They believe that by living a s&!t mental and emotional existence their salvation comes from the appreciation, respect and praise of others.

The think that by giving up on everything that is important to them and focusing on being a good person to others that their ignorance towards their own greatness, self respect and self love will somehow be rewarded at a later date.

THE TRUTH IS:

• In life you can never give anything more than you have within yourself.
• Nothing outside of yourself will quench the voids that are within yourself, including your love, happiness, respect etc.
• People follow what you do and how you behave NOT by what you tell them to do….
  Hence, giving away your self worth in trying to make others happy at your expense is not only making you MISERABLE but has created a culture of lost, unhappy and miserable people who think that this way of life is normal.
• No physical object will bring lasting fulfillment within unless you already have fulfillment within.
• There is a very fine line between HELPING someone else and making them HELPLESS.
  Often challenging someone is more beneficial for their future than supporting them in the moment.
• Until you find your values, purpose and mission in life, goals will bring short-lived superficial happiness but will lead to long-term MISERY.

If you want to help others,
Lead the way by showing others how to live an extraordinary life. Lead by example. Don’t become a Martyr.

Get clear on who you are (your life purpose, life mission and your unique values) so that you are consistently fulfilled in your daily actions, not waiting for another achievement in order for others to tell you how good you are, smart you are, how well you are doing or what a nice person you are.

Know thyself so that you can be thyself, love thyself and hence love others.