Self-esteem is the emotional perception we have of ourselves, self-confidence, is to love oneself with its virtues and defects.
How do you know if you have low self-esteem?
Low self-esteem can be easily recognized by the negative statements we make about ourselves.
One of the main characteristics of low self-esteem is self-criticism, which produces unpleasant feelings and emotions, such as distrust and insecurity, as well as fear of what others will say, they tend to take too much into account the opinion of others.
People with low self-esteem have a negative internal discourse about themselves, tend to be pessimistic, exaggerate their defects and ignore their virtues, do not believe in their skills and abilities and consider themselves inferior to others. They are not aware of all the potential they have as unique and unrepeatable human beings. They tend to be indecisive, fearful of the judgment of others, feel continually evaluated, find it difficult to accept criticism, and feel guilty when something goes wrong. Faced with difficulties, with low self-esteem, the most common thing is abandonment and resignation, feeling powerless in the face of problems.
Is it bad to have too much self-esteem?
The specialists in Psychology indicate that it is important to have a good self-esteem, but without considering oneself a superior being and accepting one’s faults.
Can self-esteem change over time?
Self-esteem is not something fixed, any suffering or frustration in our life, any character trait that is not accepted as it should be, a simple negative comment about our person, any small professional or sentimental failure, the comparison with others, when the person assumes that others do not accept him/her, can be causes for a decrease in self-esteem.
Is it possible to improve self-esteem? How?
The way we think always influences how we feel.
The key to improving self-esteem is to control and restructure the negative thoughts we have about ourselves and replace them with more rational ones.
In any situation, the important thing is not what happens to you, but how you interpret what happens to you.
They consider themselves insufficient and lacking the necessary skills to be able to perform properly, either at work or in social relationships, believe that everyone else does better than them, consider themselves uninteresting and that they make a bad impression on others, adopt a background role so as not to attract the attention of others, try not to take on important challenges, since the weight of fear of failure is an important brake.