Low Self Esteem Consequences
The World Health Organization describes health as ‘a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being’. Self-esteem is therefore an important component in people health and empowerment.
Characteristics of Genuinely Low Self Esteem
- Social withdrawal
- Anxiety and emotional turmoil
- Lack of social skills and self confidence.
- Depression and/or bouts of sadness
- Less social conformity
- Eating disorders
- Inability to accept compliments
- An Inability to see yourself 'squarely' - to be fair to yourself
- Accentuating the negative
- Exaggerated concern over what you imagine other people think
- Self neglect
- Treating yourself badly but NOT other people
- Worrying whether you have treated others badly
- Reluctance to take on challenges
- Reluctance to put yourself first or anywhere.
- Reluctance to trust your own opinion
- Expecting little out of life for yourself
Self-confidence requires people to be confident in themselves without the support of other people's opinions. http://goo.gl/cjCdy
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