1. How can self-esteem affect your life?

When we have healthy self-esteem, we tend to feel positive about ourselves and about life in
general. It makes us better able to deal with life's ups and downs. When our self-esteem is low,
we tend to see ourselves and our life in a more negative and critical light.

2. What causes a low self-esteem?

Ongoing stressful life event such as relationship breakdown or financial trouble. Poor
treatment from a partner, parent or carer, for example, being in an abusive relationship.
Ongoing medical problem such as chronic pain, serious illness or physical disability.
3. How to improve self-esteem

Become more aware of negative thoughts. Learn to identify the distorted thoughts that are
impacting your self-worth.

Challenge negative thinking patterns. When you find yourself engaging in negative thinking,
try countering those thoughts with more realistic and/or positive ones. 

Use positive self-talk. Practice reciting positive affirmations to yourself.7

Practice self-compassion. Practice forgiving yourself for past mistakes and move forward by

accepting all parts of yourself.

4. Self-esteem and self-confidence overlap, but they are different. Self-esteem refers to
whether you appreciate and value yourself. Your self-esteem develops and changes as a
result of your life experiences and interactions with other people. Self-confidence is your
belief in yourself and your abilities
5. Can self-esteem change?
Your self-esteem might change suddenly, or you might have had low self-esteem for a
while – which might make it hard to recognise how you feel and make changes. Difficult or
stressful life experiences can often be a factor, such as: being bullied or abused.

1. What is self-esteem

In other words, self-esteem may be defined as how much you appreciate and like yourself
regardless of the circumstances. Your self-esteem is defined by many factors including:

 Self-confidence, feeling of security, identity, sense of belonging, feeling of competence

2. Why self-esteem is important?

apart from the reasons given,  It also influences motivation, as people with a healthy, positive view
of themselves understand their potential and may feel inspired to take on new challenges. People
with healthy self-esteem:

 Have a firm understanding of their skills

 Are able to maintain healthy relationships with others because they have a healthy
relationship with themselves
  Have realistic and appropriate expectations of themselves and their abilities
 Understand their needs and are able to express them

Low self-esteem may manifest in a variety of ways. If you have low self-esteem:

 You may believe that others are better than you.

 You may find expressing your needs difficult.
 You may focus on your weaknesses.
 You may frequently experience fear, self-doubt, and worry.
 You may have a negative outlook on life and feel a lack of control.
 You may have an intense fear of failure.
 You may have trouble accepting positive feedback.
 You may have trouble saying no and setting boundaries.
 You may put other people's needs before your own.
 You may struggle with confidence.

Excessives self-esteem

The characteristics of excessive self-esteem are

 May be preoccupied with being perfect

 May focus on always being right
 May believe they cannot fail
 May believe they are more skilled or better than others
 May express grandiose ideas
 May grossly overestimate their skills and abilities

There are some simple ways to tell if you have healthy self-esteem. You probably have healthy
self-esteem if you:

 Avoid thinking on past negative experiences

 Believe you are equal to everyone else, no better and no worse
 Express your needs
 Feel confident
 Have a positive outlook on life
 Say no when you want to
 See your overall strengths and weaknesses and accept them

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