I don't think it's a hormonal problem either, as
@Kotaix,
@firstbornunicorn and
@Who Dares Win speculates -- in that area I'm just doing box ticking in order to rule out areas some may argue might be a cause. Doesn't hurt.
Sounds like a low status problem. Are you "winning" in any aspects of life?
I should probably write my life story then. Hold on.
Anyhow. I've had indescribable losses/disasters spread out over a long time. Or at least they took a lot of me. But I realise on a theoretical level that I also have many wins/strong attributes, I just don't live/embody them. Rather resigned. At least I'm aware of it, I would call me "recovering." This thing pride, I have never really found it respectable when men are. Feels like walking around like some town fool. I guess I'm not very proud then.
I definitely don't got that ****y attitude many here on SS have (working on it, my own thing). I got all the "externals" right, like a posture of pride and calm body language, I'm just filled with void from all the disasters, especially when it comes to contact that is significant for me.
I'm extremely little validated romantically, taken a lot of beating in that area, so that's surely not wins in this sense. Yeah, we shouldn't care, but we also know it helps. Buhu.