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Self-worth is one’s assessment of themselves as a valuable and capable human being deserving of respect and consideration, as defined by the American Psychological Association (APA). [1] I have spent most of my life trying to access my self-worth, and as a person diagnosed with a neurodevelopmental disorder (ADHD) and a mental health disorder (chronic
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“Ooh, I thought you’d like that,” my mother giddily told me during a video call in 2013. This was after she stood up, turned around, bent over, and lifted her nightshirt; attempting to expose labia, pubic hair, and buttocks. This familiar gesture of hers was quickly thwarted by another’s hand covering her webcam, intentionally sparing me

