increase self esteem and self confidence

I’m coming on in leaps and bounds with this goal. It gets easier the older I get.

my low self-esteem completely ruined a great relationship i was in. he still loves me and wants to be with me but only if i learn to trust him and really know that he won’t cheat on me. i do trust him, it’s that i can’t push panicky thoughts out of my head. i figured this is because i have such low self-esteem so now i need to fix it. hes the best thing that’s ever happened to me.

i have had kind of low self-esteem and self-confidence for a few years now. i put on a good front when i’m around friends or family, but it hits every time i look in a mirror.

a daily walk with God, good friends, GREAT kid, school, home, ministry, work…

Since I have found a job, I feel more confident in myself, and as I feel a little useful and capable I don’t insult myself all the time anymore, even if old habits die hard! Having been given more responsabilities, and got a good progression in learning danish, being in a relationship with someone who shows me love and respect make me realise that yes, I am not stupid and not completely unpleasant to be with. The thing is, now I would like to be able to say that I am clever and loveable :-)
The next step for me is to be able to express myself without too much hesitation. I feel very self conscious and spend too much time thinking about what to say instead of actually saying things.I also have taken some weight during the last year and that makes me feel less confident, so I will work on that too !

I’m really trying to work on this. I need to do something meaningful and give myself some challenges so that when I succeed at them I will feel proud of myself and worthy.
Challenge: 1) Reach goal weight
2) Start running, get fit and run a marathon.
3) Do a Skydive

I would like to walk around with my head held high, and a sense of satisfaction with who I am. The first two challenges are key to achieving this.

Been doing some soul searching, finding out who I am (which is no easy task). I feel I have accepted myself now, I’m content to be me (and quite proud actually). Recently discovered I am an INFP for instance, after thinking for a while I was something else. Knowing this has given me a sense of self and I now realise why I behave the way I do.

I was wrong when I said my self-esteem couldn’t get any lower, its just got lower. Oh well at least I have rock bottom to look forward to, thats going to be really fun. Depression is really setting in now but I’m trying pull myself back out and work through my problems in a healthy way.

Now this is a hard one, very hard. I’ve always had low self-esteem and its getting lower, so it can only go up from here.
Self-confidence is easier to improve and with that self-esteem will improve.
I think self-esteem has been pulling me down in all areas of my life and I hadn’t even realised it until now. This is a very depressing thought.