how do you get rid of low self esteem if you've had it all your life?

Answer 1

1, YOU ARE UNIQUE.
2. YOU ARE SPECIAL.
3. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOURSELF AND HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT YOURSELF.
4. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN ACTIONS AND NOT THE ACTIONS OF OTHERS THAT BELITTLE YOU AND DEGRADE YOU.
5. THERE IS NO ONE ELSE ON EARTH LIKE YOU ! BE PROUD.
6. LOVE YOURSELF !

Answer 2

Surround yourself with positive people. People who are going to lift you up not step on you and take advantage of your low self esteem. Just try change your attitude about everything around you find the good in simple things like a rainy day. Eventually you will start to see the good in yourself. It'll get easier the more you do it!!

YOU are the only one who controls how YOU feel. If YOU let other people get to YOU then it's because YOU let them. Another good thing to do is learn how to accept compliments as well as give them and be sincere when doing both. Hope this helps!!

Answer 3

Babysteps. You need to keep telling yourself that you are a good person. Don't beat yourself up for thinking negative thoughts, that's counterproductive. At least once a week, set aside some time for yourself and get yourself looking your best. Then take a real good look at yourself in the mirror and tell yourself that you look great. Then go have some fun. Make a list of your accomplishments but don't feel bad if it's a short list. Recognize that you are blind to your own successes and add to the list when you think of things. Get rid of any clothes that you look bad in and any negative nicknames.

Answer 4

Try reading self-esteem books. I am actually reading The Diva Principal right now by a Christian author. It is awesome. I was reading it for other reasons and I found the first page lifted me up when I didn't even realize how low I felt about myself. And I hate to read!!!

Answer 5

what is it exactly that you don't like about yourself?? Have you always been made fun of or maybe you don't feel like your parents or friends don't appreciate who you really are. Stop feeling sorry for yourself because what you have is very common. Pick yourself off the mat and get back in the game. Start sweating on a regular basis and drinks lots of water, preferably bottled water, it's the best kind. Find 5 things you love to do and incorporate them in your life and watch the magic happen.

Answer 6

I am going to school for art. I also feel like I have social anxiety. It is really hard to share my art with people because of this fear. I have found that by sharing my work with people who care for me and share the same interests... I become more confident.

Find something that you enjoy doing, lose yourself in it. Whether it be a craft, a sport, reading... whatever, and find people who share that interest, then you won't even think about how you look or feel, because you will be happy and have a great support group.

Don't want to write too much, hopefully this helps. If you want to message me, feel free.

Answer 7

Having a low self esteem is very hard to deal with. I have suffered with it for most of my life. What has helped me to learn to like myself has been a number of different things. First, I had to except the things about myself that I could not change. For example: I have a chemical imbalance that makes me feel depressed most of the time. It's easy for me to be hard on myself when I feel this way. Next, I had to work on changing the things about myself that I could change. For example: If I needed a new hair cut, to lose weight or even an attitude adjustment. I know, easier said then done. Well, this is where asking for help comes in. I had to learn to trust in God and I had to except Jesus as my Lord and Savior. God can change your life, he changed mine. He taught me to see myself as he sees me. In his eyes, I am beautiful, inside and out because I am his child. And so are you. God Bless You.

Answer 8

You need to figure out what caused the low esteem and try and work on it. Get help if you need it-nothing to be ashamed about.

Answer 9

There are some really great books and CD's about raising your self-esteem. Check them out -- they work.

Answer 10

You need to keep telling yourself that you can do things and you're better than others. And if something does happen in the negative just keep moving on and accept the error and accept it wasn't your fault.