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There is a Lack of Self-Esteem in Our Society — 5 Techniques To Help You

5 min readApr 1, 2025

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Read this article for free on my own site: itsbryan.com

For years and years, I have dealt with the lack of self-esteem, confidence, self-love, or self-respect. The lack of confidence comes in many forms, and anybody can be the victim of it.

Every book or article online about mental health and self-improvement tells you to love yourself, grow your confidence, and really be you, but what if you don’t know how to achieve that goal or are like me, don’t have the guts to do so?

Gee Hair did a survey in the United Kingdom, which tells us that 55% of the men think others do not like them, and 80% think they are unattractive. With women, this is 85%.

And more than half of the young people in the UK find it important what other people think of them.

Lacking confidence can really bother you in your daily life. Social anxiety is something that comes hand in hand with this.

“Why should we worry about what others think of us, do we have more confidence in their opinions than we do our own?” — Brigham Young

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Bryan Dijkhuizen
Bryan Dijkhuizen

Written by Bryan Dijkhuizen

Writing about the life of a neurodivergent creative in a neurotypical world. — https://bryandijkh.substack.com/