heart WV Theme...              #41                ...individual<--->individual

 STRUGGLING WITH A BASIC NEED: SELF ESTEEM

I’m struggling to find the road to emotional maturity and make peace with myself.  I seek a sense of my own intrinsic value, self respect, confidence in my ability to handle life and being able to enjoy it in relaxed fashion.  I want to leave behind what’s inside me too often now: feeling unworthy, that I can’t cope, that I’m a failure; being too concerned about what others think of me; anxiety, fear, and self doubt. When I’m really down, on myself and others, it seems like a battle rages inside. (Note: Some lose the battle, descending into a hell of bitterness / self hatred. Others compensate for unworthiness by excessively self sacrificing / doing things for others -- often full of sorrow for themselves.  A few find the strength to change and grow.)

Related Words, Beliefs, Background -- 41 entries                 Discussion from The Worldview Literacy Book

WV Theme #41: Struggling  With A Basic  Need: Self  Esteem--Characterization with Wikipedia Entries
suffers from low self esteem	suffers frequently from anxiety
suffers from emotional scars left by past traumatic event	has overcome past difficulties ==> self actualization
summary Wikipedia article: Self Esteem

 

More to Explore -- Worldview Theme #41: Struggling  With A Basic  Need: Self  Esteem

Clinical Depression (from online encyclopedia)

Emotional Intelligence (from online encyclopedia)

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs  (from online encyclopedia)

Broaden and Build Theory of Positive Emotions (from online encyclopedia)

Self Concept (from online encyclopedia)

Psychotherapy (from online encyclopedia)

Defense Mechanisms (from online encyclopedia)

The Costs and Causes of Low Self Esteem

Emotional Maturity (list of characteristics of a person who has achieved true adulthood)

Self Esteem (from Performance Unlimited website)

Vision--Changing the Self in Self Esteem

Happiness, Depression, and Self Concept

National Association for Self Esteem

Self Esteem Information (from Self Growth website)

Building Self Esteem--A Self Help Guide (online booklet from The National Mental Health Information Center)

Building Self Esteem (from More Self Esteem website)

Raising Self Esteem (from Best Self Esteem website)

Psychology Today Magazine (magazine which claims it is "here to help")

"How the Cult of Self Esteem is Ruining Our Children" by Lori Gottlieb The Atlantic July 2011

The Self Esteem Trap by Polly Young Eisendrath (read excerpts of this 2008 book at Google Books)

"Emotional Maturity in Light of Positive Psychotherapy Practice" by Ivan Kirillov

"What is Normal?" by Peter D. Kramer (article in Nov 2009 Psychology Today)

When Sadness is a Good Thing, by John Cloud (August 27, 2007 Time article)

Life Strategies--Doing What Works, Doing What Matters by Phil McGraw (read excerpts of 2000 book at Google Books)

Essays: Self Esteem

My Declaration of Self Esteem, by Virginia Satir (inspiring poem)

Lack of Self Confidence (a Buddhist perspective)

The Problem With Self Esteem (a Catholic Educator's View)

Near Death Experiences and Hell (psychological research)

"Are Heaven and Hell Only a State of Mind?" (forum offering various responses to this question)

Low Self Esteem (a Hindu perspective)

Self Actualization (from Performance Unlimited website)

quotes about self respect

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