We all have had a time in life where we fell low and we feel negative about ourselves. But does this mean we have a low self-esteem?
NO, Low self-esteem is when someone has a negative feedback and evaluation about oneself constantly. There can be many events that can trigger this nature like a personal loss, tragedy, experience or even a global event that affects someone. Low self-esteem can be so confusing that most people either don't know about it or they become self-defensive in normal situations of life.
In this article, we will try to explore the ways to identify it and also discuss the way to raise self-esteem.
A person with low self-esteem will -
- Look for constant approval from others.
- His/Her decisions will be more external driven that internal driven means people with low self-esteem will take decisions based on what others will think about it rather than what they think.
- They lose their sense of self.
- Can't remain focus.
Always curse life and its problems.
To overcome this and raise your self esteem -
Care for yourself - We need to be sometimes selfish about life and care about ourselves. Practice positive thinking.
Accept yourself - This might be one of the most important parts of life. We need to accept ourselves and be happy with whoever we are.
Get reasons to be Happy - Although there are no reasons to be happy but cherishing small moments and experiences in life will creating a positive self-image.
These are some very powerful tools we can use in our daily life to be happy and positive.