What is Self-Neglect?
Excessive service manifests as giving beyond your capacity, ignoring your own needs, unable to say no, and martyrdom. This unbalanced state leads to burnout and resentment.
Signs of Self-Neglect
- •Giving beyond your capacity
- •Ignoring your own needs
- •Unable to say no
- •Martyr complex
- •Burning out from service
Consequences
- ⚠Burnout and exhaustion
- ⚠Resentment toward those you serve
- ⚠Health problems
- ⚠Enabling dependency in others
Moving Toward Balance
To develop healthy service:
- ✓Care for yourself too
- ✓Learn to say no
- ✓Serve from fullness, not emptiness
- ✓Set healthy boundaries