Saam doesn’t really think very highly of themselves necessarily. Like they can get the job done of looking after their people which is their primary point of existence. However, they don’t feel like they have much value after that so.. it leaves them wary of what others might even get from being around them. Even when Saam is among friends, they tend to be somewhat self-deprecating which is only a hint at how deep the self-criticism tends to go. 

 This low self-image has caused persistent issues with paranoia and inadvertently pushing people away.