Do I Have Good Self-Esteem?

According to the Mayo Clinic

“Self-esteem is your overall opinion of yourself β€” how you feel about your abilities and limitations. When you have healthy self-esteem, you feel good about yourself and see yourself as deserving the respect of others. When you have low self-esteem, you put little value on your opinions and ideas. You might constantly worry that you aren’t good enough”.


Those on the lower range of Self-Esteem are afraid of trying new things because they do not believe they can succeed. They doubt their abilities and lack confidence. They struggle in relationships, have difficulty establishing boundaries and expressing their needs. People with Low Self-Esteem usually feel unloveable and unworthy.


By contrast people with excessive Self-Esteem can be overly confident and are usually bullies. They tend to over estimate their skills and abilities and believe they are entitled to succeed. These can lead to difficult relationships because they are perfect and it’s everyone else who needs to change.


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Below I have complied a table which shows the differences between the two and highlights Healthy Self-Esteem

Low Self-EsteemHealthy Self-EsteemExcessive Self-Esteem
Lack Self-ConfidenceSelf-ConfidenceOverly Confident
Focuses on WeaknessAware of Strengths and WeaknessesBelieves they are perfect
Negative outlookPositive OutlookPositive Outlook
Others are better than meI am Equal to othersI am better than others
Your needs are more important than mineMy needs are just as important as yoursMy needs are more important than yours
Difficulty saying noEasily says noBullies and intimidates
Afraid of failureUnderstands failure is feedbackBelieves they cannot fail
Underestimates skills and abilitiesAccepts skills and abilitiesOverestimates skills and abilities
Excesses in behaviour e.g., drinking, drugs, sex, gamblingSelf-moderationExcesses in behaviour e.g., drinking, drugs, sex, gambling
I am always wrongI am sometimes right, sometimes wrongI am always right
Afraid to try new thingsAlways working towards a new goalBelieves they are perfect- has grandiose ideas


Which Category are you in? If you are in the middle with Healthy Self-Esteem Congratulations!


If you are on the left or the right and you would like more balance in your life…..



Love and Light,

Tsahai

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