Do you really have to make "value" all about whether you can have a fulltime job, independence, or relationships? What if you couldn't hit those bars?

This is a big thing that drives my ideations, it's hard sometimes to not feel worthless when most of the goals people tend to focus on are those (especially around my age now it seems more common, mid 20s that is). But in my better times I've been finding it easier to cope with those thoughts by finding value in my interests and working at my self esteem. Have you been having trouble with lately?

If so are there maybe some things you could think of outside of those things you mentioned, that you could see value in pursuing? For instance I've been trying to focus on reading about true crime lately (which I love) and being more active. It might not sound like much, but it's really been helping me in my dark times as its something I'm proud of trying to get back into.