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41 ...individual<--->individualSTRUGGLING 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.)
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More to Explore -- Worldview Theme #41: Struggling With A Basic Need: Self Esteem |
| Self Esteem (from online encyclopedia) |
| Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (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 |
| Anxiety (from online encyclopedia) |
| Clinical Depression (from online encyclopedia) |
| 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") |
| When Sadness is a Good Thing, by John Cloud (August 27, 2007 Time article) |
| 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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