Low Self-Esteem And Healthy Self-Esteem

What is Low Self-Esteem?

People with low self-esteem often feel unlovable, not good enough or that they are not enough, lacking confidence and feel badly about themselves, awkward, or incompetent.

Characteristics of genuinely low self-Esteem:

What is Healthy Self-esteem?

Self-esteem is shaped by your thoughts, relationships and experiences.

Here are some clear signs of a healthy self-esteem:

• Loving yourself as a whole person and knowing your uniqueness allows you to be yourself
• Being authentic: living without pretending. Staying true to yourself and to what you believe in to be right
• Not worrying excessively about what others think
• Feeling good about yourself and see yourself as deserving the respect of others
• Taking care of yourself and looking after your own needs rather than pleasing others
• Having healthy boundaries with other people, and treating yourself with dignity and respect
• Being assertive and speaking up for yourself. Daring to say no to things you don’t want to do
• Focusing on your life without the need to compare yourself to others
• Being able to acknowledge and celebrate other people’s achievements
• Being okay with spending time alone
• Taking responsibility for the way you feel and for your actions, instead of blaming other people or your circumstances
• Being open to change what you don’t like in your life and what is changeable
• Believing that you are loveable and you deserve the best things life has to offer

Healthy self-esteem can be created and become a part of your newer, better and updated programming, even if it seems unfamiliar!