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title: What are conditions of worth?
description: "Carl Rogers's term for the conditions placed on love and acceptance in childhood, internalised as conditions of self-worth: the wonky stories of the middle-world self that override the Soul's original instructions. ## Where does this come up in the wiki?…"
url: "https://www.therapeutic-shamanism.co.uk/wiki/what-are-conditions-of-worth/"
updated: "2026-11-10"
category: Glossary
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# What are conditions of worth?

Carl Rogers's term for the conditions placed on love and acceptance in childhood, internalised as conditions of self-worth: the wonky stories of the middle-world self that override the Soul's original instructions.

## Where does this come up in the wiki?

These answers say more about it:

- [What is the under-world, and how is it different from the Lower-World?](/wiki/what-is-the-under-world-and-how-is-it-different-from-the-lower-world/)

## Where can I find the other terms?

Every term used across the wiki has a short definition in the [glossary, A to Z](/wiki-glossary/#conditions-of-worth).