People With Low Self Esteem
Having low self esteem is to have a very low opinion of one's
self and one's capacity in the world. This does not necessarily
mean that a person who lacks self esteem may not be successful
in life. Some individuals with low self esteem may do well
enough in their work and may have bouts of high self esteem,
but the way they see themselves may be always the same. Many
people may not even be aware that they lack the right regard
for themselves. These individuals may eventually realize what
they are missing and do something about it, but others may just
go on with their lives with low self esteem.
Signs Of Low Self Esteem
Some primary signs of having low self esteem is not being able
to look directly into people's eyes and keeping one's head down
most of the time. Both these signs show that the individual may
have some problem connecting with other people or does not want
to stand out for fear of being noticed. Some individuals may
look into other's eyes but only for a fleeting moment and then
they look away or down. People who suffer from low or a lack of
self esteem often do not want to mingle with others or are just
satisfied to stay in the background.
Another sign of low self esteem is difficulty in reacting to
compliments. People who have little or lack self esteem may get
nervous when they are complimented. They usually do not know
how to handle compliments and may even sincerely or earnestly
deny these. Denying compliments means that they do not believe
that they deserve them.
Feeling guilty for everything that happens and believing that
bad or unlucky things will and often happen to one's self are
other signs of low self esteem. A person with low self esteem
often apologizes for little things, even when these are not
actually his fault nor was affected by him directly. Those with
low self esteem also feel that they deserve the bad or unlucky
things that happen to them and often use negative language for
themselves.
Other signs of having low self esteem are the inability to be
decisive and to take risks. People with low or lack of self
esteem have a difficult time deciding because they do not
believe that they have the capacity to make a sound decision.
They also do not like to take risks because they expect these
to fail.
Having low self esteem can affect one's social standing because
people have different reactions to it. One may try to
compensate by putting up a false façade of confidence and
overcompensate for it. This turns people off just as much as
the overly apolgetic, reclusive low self esteem person does.
So... if you suffer from low self esteem, it is really
important to try to do something about it so that you will get
along with others better -- and this, in turn, will further
boost your self
esteem!
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