The subtle signs that your self-esteem is under attack (and how to stop it)
The world is a brutal place and it can be especially brutal on our self-esteem.
by: E.B. Johnson
Our world is a big place. We’re surrounded by billions of other souls, each at a different point in their journey. We connect and we collide with thousands of different people across our lifetimes. We function based on this idea that we must compete with one another and that we must be “good enough” to be a part of the things that make us feel special.
As a race, we like to pretend that we have it all but there’s often more than meets the eye lurking beneath the surface.
We surround ourselves with walls and fronts of self-confidence and it often takes us a lifetime to realize they’re emptier than childhood promises. When we fail to develop a concrete sense of self and self-esteem, we can end up with problems that follow us across the years.
What is self-esteem?
Self-esteem is often used interchangeably alongside self-worth and self-respect, and is the key to any success we hope to achieve in life. When we have low self-esteem, we feel defeated, isolated and depressed. We also find ourselves making poor decisions and slipping into…
