Self-esteem
Self-esteem is self-evaluation. It’s the assessment we make of ourselves, whether positive or negative. People often associate self-esteem with physical appearance. In reality, self-esteem is much more related to our feelings and emotions than just our physical image.
Low self-esteem is a multifactorial condition with a negative impact on an individual’s functional capacity in their professional, social, and marital life.
Symptoms
Self-esteem is developed throughout life based on the experiences each of us goes through. However, this development takes on particular significance in childhood and adolescence, positively or negatively conditioning us in adulthood.
Low self-esteem is a multifactorial psychological condition. This means it results from the combination of various factors.
Nevertheless, it’s possible to pinpoint a primary cause: negative experiences in childhood can affect an individual throughout their life. In this regard, the crucial role of parents or caregivers is worth noting, as they are our initial and primary references for building our self-esteem.
- Overly critical parents
- Intimidating parents and/or those who are very severe in the punishments they administer
- Lack of displays of love, affection, and praise for their children's victories and achievements
- Parents who praise other children's qualities from other parents contribute to the development of an inferiority complex in the child. The child grows up with the feeling of "I am worthless."
Diagnosis
Those with low self-esteem may develop the following symptoms:
- Lack of confidence in their own abilities
- Fear of facing new challenges
- Able to identify qualities in others, but not in themselves
- Need for external praise and recognition, which can lead to burnout in work and/or studies
- Perfectionism or, conversely, procrastination
- Difficulties in social and intimate relationships
- Excessive shyness, constant negativity
- Anxiety and emotional agitation
- Episodes of depression
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