Crippling anxiety and fear of the future. My desire to ctb has always been in avoiding the future, because thinking about the future makes me miserable and I struggle to direct my attention away from it.
That, and a slew of other mental health problems and learning disabilities. Growing up being social isolated from others without a diagnosis has essentially conditioned me to believe I will never find happiness or companionship just by virtue of who I am. Even if I were to get a diagnosis, it's hard to unlearn that response. I guess I just feel like an alien from everyone else, and that everyone would be better off without me, and I would be better off without myself as well.