i have a problem with self esteem. i am in therapy and started talking more to people and i feel a little better than myself. i wanted to know if it is possible to grow out of low self esteem and if anyone has experienced this. thanks.
2007-04-11 07:42:26 · 7 answers · asked by babeecakes510 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
One way to help yourself is too "act" confident. Try it! Go out and pretend to be self confident and sure of yourself. When you come down to it....you are the most critical of yourself....you need to go out and experiment with being a person who says...I am cool....I am going to put myself out there and make life changes. Try new things....meet new people....explore your world! What can happen?...you make new friends or see that life is an adventure? How cool is that!
2007-04-11 07:52:26 · answer #1 · answered by mlcmonkey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is possible. Some people have low self-esteem because their social network just sucks right now. Others because of poor relationships with their parents. Still others because of more superficial things like physical appearance, body weight, etc.
Fortunately, most of these things can change in time. Therapy can be even more helpful, so I'm glad to hear you have that going for you.
I think eventually some positive experiences will happen and start to build just a better internal feeling about who you are. There are reasons for low self-esteem, but those reasons are not your fault.
2007-04-11 07:48:31 · answer #2 · answered by Buying is Voting 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
Yes, is is definitely possible to grow out of low self esteem. My cousin was extremely depressed a couple of years back due to low self-esteem that he dropped out of college and became extremely lazy. We tried to help him by speaking to him and found out that he was quite beyond our help as he was extremely depressed. We managed to trick him into speaking to a Pyschatrist who asked us to make him take regular medicine to overcome this problem. We have been doing that for the past 6 months and I am quite happy to say that I recently enrolled him back in college and he's regaining his confidence and self-esteem.
One excellent thing about your case is that you have been able to come to terms with the fact that you need therapy. That itself is a clear indication of your determination which is quite commendable. So, relax and take your therapy and I am sure that you will be normal in no time.
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2007-04-11 07:55:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Low self-esteem starts with feelings of being bad or unworthy, and then gets worse because the individual doesn't give herself credit for her strengths or accomplishments.
You have wonderful qualities and attributes, but you don't give yourself full credit. You can do things, but you don't acknowledge this.
Change this pattern, affirm what is good about you every time and believe me, you'll eventually form a pattern for doing this and then you WILL grow out of your low self-esteem, I guarantee it.
2007-04-11 07:54:48 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can either grow out of it, or you can get worse. Sometimes people need medication to work this issue but if you can get through it with out it, that's even better. Alot of people suffer from self esteem issues but some of them wear masks to hide their pain, they don't want people to know they even experience it. But inside their pain is everlasting so it is worse and can cause severe depression and unessecary thoughts.
2007-04-11 08:05:55 · answer #5 · answered by Melissa B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To have confidence in yourself you must start out with things you know you can do. Like win a foot race against friends, or beat someone in Chess. Once you do enough of the things you know you're good at, then you should be willing to try other things.
2007-04-11 07:52:18 · answer #6 · answered by Durr 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes when i have money my self esteem is higher money is the answer
2007-04-11 08:20:22 · answer #7 · answered by STORMY K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋