Feeling Wheel
What feeling worthless is like
Feeling worthless means feeling without value or purpose. It's a painful feeling, and one worth telling someone you trust about if it stays.
If this feeling has stayed with you for a while, or you feel unsafe, please talk to someone you trust or a doctor. If you're in danger right now, contact your local emergency services.
Worthless or insignificant?
Insignificant is feeling unimportant to others. Worthless goes further, feeling you have no value at all. Read more about feeling insignificant.
Finding worthless on the feelings wheel
On the Feeling Wheel, worthless sits in the Ashamed group. Start in the middle of the wheel with ashamed, then move outwards to worthless. If it's close but not quite right, the other ashamed words below may fit better. It's also normal to feel more than one thing at once.
Other words in the Ashamed group
Ashamed words are about how you see yourself, often after being judged or after judging yourself.
- Inadequate Feeling not good enough
- Inferior Feeling lower in status or quality than others
- Embarrassed Feeling awkward or self-conscious
- Insecure Feeling uncertain or lacking confidence
- Weak Feeling lacking in strength or ability
- Ridiculed Feeling mocked or laughed at
- Insulted Feeling offended by someone's words or actions
- Mocked Feeling made fun of or ridiculed
- Humiliated Feeling publicly shamed or made to feel foolish
- Guilty Feeling responsible or remorseful for a wrong or mistake
Name what you're feeling
Feeling Wheel puts all 118 of these words on one wheel. Tap the ones that fit, add a note if you like, and see your patterns over time. Free on iPhone and Android.