Aspect One: Our feelings about ourselves

With high self-esteem we accept ourselves unconditionally exactly as we are; we appreciate our values as a human being. Those who have high self-esteem accept themselves and feel good about themselves. They like their uniqueness, although they may not be able to hit a home run or slam a basketball. They forgive themselves and are liked by themselves, even if other people don't like them.

With low self-esteem we believe we have little intrinsic worth. We believe our personal value is in direct proportion to the value of our accomplishments. Some examples of people who have low self-esteem are those who try too hard and become very competitive and over-achievers. They have few actual feelings of "self-worth" and try to show that they are someone by their successes and achievements. For example, a man who has low self-esteem may go out and buy a 1999 Corvette (fully lo

aded) and show it off to everyone he knows, just to hear them say how nice it is or to ask how much it was and to be able to say, "Around $60,000." Because of the desire for perfection, they set unreachable goals and are upset if they do not meet them. Or if they meet a goal, it's never good enough.

When we have low self-esteem, our life and what goes on in it often seem out of control. Those with low self-esteem don't have that much of a grasp on reality. They ignore some parts and make a big thing of others. Sometimes they ignore the what's around them because it doesn't seem as real as the world that they've created in their mind. Some people don't like to face reality and dangerously place a barrier between them and reality with behavior like over-eating, drug or alcohol abuse, excessive smoking, or when push comes to shove, suicide. Instead of turning their thoughts to the world around them, they egotistically think about themselves. They often feel powerless and weak, unable to deal with even the smallest of challenges in life. Because they feel so inferior and unworthy people with low self-esteem often try to cover up their feelings by appearing conceded and arrogant.

When we have high self-estee

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