Where does your pride or positive self-esteem come from?

Question

From your your looks, education, gender, achievements, good deeds, children, family, nationality, intelligence, money, prozac, etc? Which of these things make you feel good about yourself?

Answer 1

achievements, good deeds and my daughter. surrounding myself with positive people who love me helps too, which is why i don't talk to my family. blood or not they were toxic people who just dragged me down.

Answer 2

From my Ego, and Super Ego.....ID keeps it all in check.

From that list...

Achievements comes first..I wont lie I've very proud of what I have done in my life.

intelligence/education, family/ my daughter

good deeds and money falls into the achievements.

nationality and looks....are a matter of luck.

Answer 3

I really don't know....

Answer 4

i have none of this no self esteem nothing, i have self respect but thats not the point,the point is i dont judge my self worth on such simple things

Answer 5

Myself.

Answer 6

Achievements

Answer 7

I think both pride and positive self esteem are natural occurences....it is only through negative stimulus or experiences that people suffer from low levels.

I was encouraged and nurtured as an only girl in my family that I could do anything.  In fact, it wasn't even a discussion - it was just a given and shown in actions.  Therefore, it wouldn't dawn on me that I wasn't talented, bright and attractive!  

What a wonderful family I obviously had...

Answer 8

From denigrating others. It makes me feel so big.

Answer 9

im the same as 'd**k blister'.

Answer 10

My upbrining. An individuals upbringing is where their self esteem or lack of self esteem comes from.

Answer 11

My Best friend.  He always seems to cheer me up even when Im in the crappiest of moods.

Answer 12

My proven abilities and things that can be quantified and those that can be proved as facts which give me assurance regarding my abilities

Answer 13

When I was a bit younger it used to come from looks, education, achievements, position, money, intelligence.

Right now, my self-esteem is more based on the good that I do to others, the principles/values that I live by, and my conviction that my happiness springs from myself and that noone else can make me happy if I m not ready to be happy.

Good question.

Answer 14

i steal some from you every once in a while...

u just exude ego...

Answer 15

I get mine from Fergus.lol

Answer 16

I get mine from watching Oprah.