"Low Self Esteem
Don't Let It Get You Down"

Low self esteem. What is it? Why should you not let it get you down? What I'm about to tell you is my personal opinion. So bare with me.

First of all here are a few synonyms:

• Dignity
• Self pride
• Self worth
• Self regard

As you may have read elsewhere on this site, I used to be very self conscious. I read many a self help book before I was able to overcome this. One of the things I've learned or better said, have come to realize, is that, even though having a low regard of oneself is very unpleasant, it helps you look for ways to get rid of it. So in a way it helps you improve your life.

Let me explore that a bit more. You might wonder; "How could it be of any help? Having low self esteem is not something you would wish on your worst enemy, so how can it help you?"

To me, two things can happen. You either do whatever you can to improve your self esteem or you become depressed. I have experienced both. It's easy to go down, but in my opinion it's just as easy to go up. It's a matter of choice.

Since you are reading this, you have chosen to go up. So, I commend you on doing whatever you can to build your feelings of self worth. Keep it up. Don't stop until you feel great about yourself!

"What Is Low Self Esteem?"

Before writing this, I did some research. What I've noticed is that there's a lot of discussion about what it actually is. There are a lot of definitions. Which tells me, it's all very subjective. So I guess it's okay for me to give my own definition.

From experience I believe that having a low sense of self worth is the way you feel when confronted with something you think you're not able to do. When you feel you're not good enough to get "whatever" done. You feel that someone else would be a lot better at it, so you shy away.

If you know of an even better definition, please contact me and share it with me.

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