Saturday, 26 July 2008

What is Self Esteem

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Self-esteem is the way you see yourself. How you perceive the person that is you. Your behavior towards the people around you is also an indicator of your level of comfort. In fact your approach towards all the facets of your life makes up your self-esteem.

The stronger the positive feeling of your ability – greater is the level of self-esteem and higher is your confidence. A positive mind is capable of so much more than a low, down in the dumps mentality. It is only when your self-esteem is high, you will feel that you deserve everything you desire.

In our day-to-day lives, we are bogged down with others negative opinions of us. It seems like it doesn’t take much to get us into the dumps. Our environment is such that it celebrates perfection to such an extent that the further away from it we are, the worse we are considered. This holds true for what we own – material possessions, how we look – mere cosmetic perfection, how we behave – social politeness!

This in turn makes us even more critical of ourselves. As a result we tend to become disheartened and depressed causing a great fall in our self-esteem. We look for material objects to placate ourselves and end up dissatisfied. The real therapy lies within us. It is only when we think optimistically that we can become blissful - this proves that the power is within. We are what we think we are.

We have always seen others’ worth being measured by their worldly goods. This is an indicator of one’s standing in society. However, there is so much more to a person’s personality than materialistic possessions. Morals and character are forgotten virtues that, when developed, result in a more complete personality.

They build our self esteem so that we are not affected by others’ perception of us. Being shy makes a person vulnerable to the jibes of society. This vulnerability causes low self-esteem.
Most people with low self-worth turn to the range of feel good products that are available in the market. Considered the perfect therapy for lifting the spirits, they seem to be more of pacifiers – placebos, which make us, feel good for a short while.

The real uplifter is the sense of contentment and self-satisfaction we feel when we are comfortable and happy with ourselves. There is no better remedy than to think positive. The more we repeat this statement, the more effective the result.

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