Self-esteem refers to your opinion of yourself. Low self-esteem can get in the way of your enjoyment of life and your ability to achieve long- and short-term goals. It can also adversely affect mental ...

Signs of low self-esteem include fearing failure, devaluing yourself, and focusing on weaknesses. Low self-esteem can be caused by bullying, abuse, trauma, and disapproving parental figures. To raise ...

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Hedy Phillips is a freelance lifestyle writer based in New York. While she's not writing on topics like living on a budget and tips for city dwelling, she can usually be found at a concert or ...

I’ve long written about the difference between self-confidence and self-esteem. Self-confidence can be derived from being successful in one area of life, whereas self-esteem is how highly we regard ...

We have often been misled about the definition of self-esteem. We tend to believe that healthy self-esteem would mean a person who “has their stuff together.” This means that they do not suffer, they ...

Self-esteem is often a vague concept. Often when I ask clients to define it, they aren't sure. They know it has something to do with feeling strong, confident, and good about yourself all the time.

In the ’90s, when I was growing up, self-esteem was treated by adults like a magical invincibility shield. Self-confidence could protect you from all of life’s horrors, the thinking seemed to be. In ...

Now that the Oscars have come and gone, it’s time to reminisce about the most memorable moments. As a person with a rare form of alopecia, it will always be “the slap.” The slap continues to be talked ...

What if a lot of what we’ve been told about self-esteem is not true? What if self-acceptance—not self-esteem—serves as the foundation for confidence, resilience, and true belonging? The Myth of ...

In their investigation of the contemptuous personality, social psychologist Roberta A. Schriber and colleagues found that contempt-proneness, despite involving a tendency to look down on others, is ...