gain some self-esteem
Worth doing!
My way — 3 years ago
I have been wondering about this for a few days now. I didn’t have self-esteem, now I have. How?
There was a certain time in my life, which I am unable to share here, where my outlook on the world was caused to change. This wasn’t where I gained self-esteem, but it was certainly helped lay some foundations.
Beyond that I came to realise, over the period of three of four years, that I:- treat other people fairly well
- am quite good at what I do in my chosen career
- have been exceptionally lucky in terms of where I was born and the family I was born into
- not so ugly that people vomit uncontrollably
and therefore to dislike myself would be somewhat ridiculous.
As self-esteem increased my psychological insulating layer thickened, and I was able to parry the blows of rejection, failed love and thoroughly bad days at the office. And when I managed to defeat the evil forces of misery, that only served to increase my self-esteem further. The circle is virtuous.
And here I am today. A nice person, happy with himself.
Whether any of the above could be considered useful advice is questionable, but it might just contain the odd practical nugget.
