SELF-ESTEEM

CONTENT :

What is self-esteem?
What Influences a
Person's Self-Esteem?
Low self-esteem.
High Self-esteem.
Boost Your Self-esteem.
ways to help a friend
who may have lower self-

What is SelfEsteem?

 Self-esteem is your opinion

of yourself.
Everyone lacks confidence
occasionally but people
with low self-esteem are
unhappy or unsatisfied with
themselves most of the
time.
It takes attention and daily

There are two basic

components of self-esteem:
a) Feelings of personal
competence feeling able to
accomplish and succeed in
tasks,
school, work and sports.
b) Feelings of personal worth
feeling worthy of love and
friendship.

Body
Image

Media
Images
and Other
Outside
Influences

What
Influences
a Person's
SelfEsteem?

Performanc
e

Social
Experience
s

Low Self-Esteem

 Low self-esteem is having a

generally negative overall
opinion of oneself, judging or
evaluating oneself negatively,
and placing a general negative
value on oneself as a person.
Here are some examples of what
people with low self-esteem
might say about themselves:
I am overweight. I am so fat and
ugly. I am a loser. Im

Difficulty
connectin
g with
their
inner
selves.

Feel
isolated
and
disconne
cted from
others .

Negative
feelings
about
themselv
es

Characterist
ics of people
with low
self-esteem

Need the
approval
and
praise of
others.

Pessimisti
c,
negative
attitude
about
life.

Reluctant
to take
risks for
fear of
failing.

Three Faces of
Low Self-Esteem

The
Imposter
Acts happy and
successful, but is
really terrified of
failure.
Needs
continuous
successes to
maintain the
mask of positive
self-esteem,
which may lead
to problems with
perfectionism
and
procrastination.

The Rebel

The Victim

Lives with
constant anger
about not feeling
good enough.
Continuously
needs to prove
that others'
judgments and
criticisms don't
hurt, which may
lead to problems
like blaming
others
excessively,
breaking rules or
laws, or
opposing

Acts helpless
and unable to
cope with the
world and waits
for someone to
come to the
rescue.
Uses self-pity or
indifference as a
shield against
fear of taking
responsibility for
changing his or
her life.

Consequences of
Low Self-Esteem

Feeling consistently sad, down, depressed, or empty

Sleep difficulties (inability to sleep, sleeping more than

usual, waking up in the middle of the night and unable
to return to sleep)

Having difficulties concentrating or making decisions

Having thoughts that you might be better off dead or

thinking about hurting yourself

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High Self-Esteem

People with high selfesteem know themselves

well. They're realistic and
find friends that like and
appreciate them for who
they are. People with high
self-esteem usually feel
more in control of their
lives and know their own

Feel good
about
themselves.

Sense of
harmony
and peace.

Comfortabl
e in their
relationshi
ps with
others.

Positive
attitude
about life.

Characteris
tics of
people
with high
selfesteem

Self-esteem
does not
depend on
external
circumstance
s.

Feel capable
of meeting
lifes
challenges.

Benefits of high
self-esteem

You can be yourself.

You do not feel the need to be
perfect.
You do not need approval.
You accept that you and others
are fallible.

How to Boost
Your SelfEsteem:

Focus on
your
strengths.
Start with
small
goals.

Develop
relationships
with people
who are
supportive.

Put
yourself
into
situations
in which
you will do
well.

Allow
yourself
to make
mistakes.
Use
positive
self-talk.

ways to help a
friend who may
have lower selfesteem:

Involve
them.
Listen
to
them.

Positive
feedbac
k.

Care
and
concern
.

Laugh
with
them.
Encoura
ge
them.