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Low Self Esteem

Low Self Esteem Having a low self-esteem can be a horrible and detrimental way to spend your life. It often interferes with everyday situations, creating not only confusion but also a discouraging sense of hopelessness. People with low self-esteems often try to appear confident and careless. However, they frequently do things or say things that make them feel stupid, and somehow, not good enough to fit in with the rest of society. When you have a low self-esteem, one thing that is particularly stressful is trying to talk to someone that you don’t know very well. The seemingly easy act of making conversation becomes disturbingly intimidating when you feel that you aren’t as good as the person you are talking to. For example, one incident that happened to me recently was when I was trying to make friends with a guy from one of my classes. I wanted to ask him what he was doing that evening, and if he’d like to do something with me. Instead, after starting to talk to him, I couldn’t stop thinking about how stupid I must seem. I tried to ignore the thoughts, but they forced their way into my head, making me stutter and forget what I wanted to say. After parting with him, I felt dumb and confused by what I’d done. I thought to myself, “What in the world just happened there? I feel fine now…” And for the rest of the day I wondered why I couldn’t just talk to someone without feeling inadequate. Another normal, everyday situation that low self-esteem complicates is the process of learning, especially in the classroom. One of my old classmates, Jason, had a particularly hard time in school because of his low self-esteem. Nobody realized it at the time, but the reason he never turned in projects or papers was because he didn’t think they were good enough. He often agonized over them, trying to make sure that they’d be as good as everyone else’s. He had a hard time finishing because he’d start over so many times, and he often threw them away at the end. His low self-esteem forbade him from asking questions in class because he was afraid of looking stupid in front of his peers. Low self-esteem can do that; it can make someone afraid to even learn. My friend Carrie has been struggling with her low self-esteem since middle school. She said that she often finds herself caught in a cycle. Paranoid that others are thinking badly about her, she accuses them or demands to know what they are thinking. When she does this, the people around her find it hard to deal with, and either ignore her or become angry with her. This reinforces the low self-esteem, turning it into a maze of confusion that is difficult to break away from. Another issue that low self-esteem can ruin is a person’s chance to excel in his or her workplace. The situation at my job is a good example. The other day, my manager announced that at the end of the week he was going to give some people a raise in their salaries. When he didn’t talk to me, I assumed that I wasn’t a good enough worker. My low self-esteem prohibited me from feeling anger towards the situation, even though I clearly deserved a raise. At the end of the week, when my paycheck was significantly increased, I realized that he must have just forgotten to tell me. That was when I understood how low self-esteem could mess up even a person’s chances at work. Having low self-esteem is challenging to deal with and overcome. It is a complex cycle that is hard to escape from, because it so often interferes with actions that people are obligated to perform every day. It is an unwelcome part of the personality that unfortunately is given away on the faces of the many people it effects. Bibliography:

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