What can i do about my low self esteem?

Question

Well i have horrible self esteem. I want to know a way to fix it! Please tell me ANY ideas you have. IM hopeless. Thank you.

Answer 1

I'm no expert as I have a very low opinion of myself too, but trying to do things that you enjoy and every time you think something negative about yourself, tell yourself that it is just a habit way of thinking and that it is not fact.

I bet you have lots of good qualities, you just need to believe in yourself more.  Try reading Overcoming low self esteem by Melanie Fennell, I think.

Answer 2

Hello, Myome! I have been in the same situation, so I would love to help. I don't know you, but I like to see people happy and fulfilled. I am still working on improving my own self-esteem. I think you should look deeply inside yourself and focus on your good qualities and talents. We all have them. I believe that God gave every human being a personal value. Are you spiritual? This helps. I am not overly religious, but I do consider myself spiritual. Try to surround yourself with positive people. Try to help others in need. This will help you feel better. Never stop improving yourself. This could be with school and extracurricular activities. Don't feel hopeless. There is help out there. You just have to seek it. I hope this helps. Good luck!

Answer 3

The first thing I'm going to suggest to you is simple. Basically, STOP telling yourself and anyone that listens to you that you are hopeless, etc.

If you can do this one thing, then you're on the way to becoming this 'better' person you claim you want to be. Really. (Imagine if you told your best friend that he was useless ALL THE TIME. He would either a) stop being your friend anymore or b) start to believe that he was useless. It's a fact.)

So follow the advice in the other people's answers by all means but please stop telling yourself that you're useless - you're not! You're great, like the rest of us - you have many strengths and many weaknesses. But it's always best to focus on what you *can* do than what you can't.

:-)