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Low Self Esteem

Why I Want You To Judge My Parenting

JJ Keith | Posted 04.21.2013 | Parents
JJ Keith

Not all judgment is baseless. Sometimes I need horrified onlookers to make me realize that I could be doing better.

Bullying and Body Image: How Bullying Leads to Eating Disorders

Tennie McCarty | Posted 05.06.2013 | Parents
Tennie McCarty

Bullying can have long-lasting results on the bullied, and in some cases, may lead to eating disorders, according to UK Charity Beat.

How To Banish Self-Consciousness Forever

Posted 11.14.2012 | OWN

By Martha Beck It's one word -- one little word -- but it has revelatory power. You step into the party feeling reasonably confident. True, ...

Why Are We Hooked On Rejection?

Lisa Firestone | Posted 03.12.2012 | Healthy Living
Lisa Firestone

Throughout our lives, we are psychologically formed by our experience. All of our old and familiar experiences have shaped the way we see ourselves and the world around us.

I Belonged

Nikki Stone | Posted 11.06.2011 | Sports
Nikki Stone

Don't let the awkward, uncomfortable, or uncertain moments defeat you. It may take a few days, weeks, or even months to fully recognize, but with time you'll see that you carry your own unique talents or thoughts to the "party."

Why Beauty Ads Should Be Legislated

Seth Matlins | Posted 10.22.2011 | Women
Seth Matlins

Today we are beginning our campaign to create The Self-Esteem Act, a bill requiring "truth in advertising" labels be attached to advertising and editorials with models photoshopped or airbrushed to a meaningful degree.

What's Really Keeping You Out Of Your Swimsuit

Lisa Firestone | Posted 09.18.2011 | Healthy Living
Lisa Firestone

Temperatures are rising, while self-esteem dips to new lows. The sad truth is that, in peeling off the layers of our wintry wardrobes, we expose ourselves to a whole new world of self-critical thoughts.

Ever Blamed Someone's Mean Comment On Low Self-Esteem? You May Have Been Right

Psych Central | Rick Nauert, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

By Rick Nauert, Ph.D. PsychCentral Scientists believe a coping strategy for people with low self-esteem is to degrade other people, which improves h...

Putting Yourself First: Finding Worth And Validation Inside

Laura Mola | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Laura Mola

Most people have two lives: the life we live on a daily basis and the unlived life within us.

Can you pause a friendship?

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Dr. Irene S. Levine

QUESTION Dear Irene, I have a group of girlfriends, basically six of us, who've known each other since high school. Anyway, I got very close with th...

What Causes Our 'Driven,' Compulsive Behavior?

Morty Lefkoe | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Morty Lefkoe

Survival strategies are based on a child's observation of what it takes to feel good about herself, to be important, to be worthwhile, or to be able to deal with life in spite of negative self-esteem beliefs.

See Yourself As Beautiful: Replace Magic Potions With Cognitive Solutions

Vivian Diller, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Vivian Diller, Ph.D.

Success comes when we understand that boosting our self image results not only from caring for ourselves, but from making changes in the way we think about beauty.

Selling Perfection

Beth Weinstock | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Beth Weinstock

Women have been sold on the idea the perfect body. Mass marketing has created an image of perfection, and sold women on the idea that if they diet, or buy a product they will achieve the ideal.

Oh, Carol! Childhood Wounds and Vindication

Patrizia Chen | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Patrizia Chen

It was clear from the beginning that no one would ever invite me to dance during those humiliating Saturday afternoons.

Self-Aware With Self-Esteem: Week 12 of 'Mental Muscle' Boot Camp

Paul Katz | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Paul Katz

I couldn't handle seeing affection between men without feeling extreme lack, jealousy and envy. All it did was make me want whatever they had right now! The only way I knew to get it, and fast, was through sex.

Why Are You So Hard On Yourself?

Eli Davidson | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Eli Davidson

Our society, founded on the Protestant work ethic, seems to think the Impossible Workload is just peachy keen and even necessary for success. People get more strokes for achievement than for being happy.

Would You Like To Stop Worrying About What Others Think?

Morty Lefkoe | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Morty Lefkoe

There is one specific belief that anyone with this problem almost certainly has: "What makes me good enough is having people think well of me."

Why Is The World Suffering From an Epidemic of Low Self-Esteem?

Morty Lefkoe | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Morty Lefkoe

Almost all of our self-esteem beliefs are formed in the first six years of life as the result of interactions we have with our primary caretakers, almost always our parents.

The Always-Late Friend

Susan Shapiro Barash | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Susan Shapiro Barash

It is an almost universal sentiment that the chronically late friend can irritate even those of us who are good natured and patient.

The Misery Lover in Your Life

Susan Shapiro Barash | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Susan Shapiro Barash

In our ongoing quest for healthy friendships, those in which we feel appreciated, understood and where trust is at a premium, the misery lover's modus...

The Delicate Balance of Who To Ditch and Who To Keep

Susan Shapiro Barash | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Susan Shapiro Barash

Few of us have the courage to distance ourselves from a popular mean girl and suffer the consequences, even if we feel that we've been mistreated.

How To Spot That Toxic Friend

Susan Shapiro Barash | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Susan Shapiro Barash

These aren't our mothers' friendships, where women were hesitant to disclose unhappiness or weakness. Female friendships today are filled with expectations -- the sense that "we're all in it together."

Watching a Good Friend Make Bad Decisions

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Dr. Irene S. Levine

My friend broke up with her first serious boyfriend about a year ago. She still spends most of her time with him and his family but they all take advantage of her. Is there something that can help her see what's going on?

Jewish Girls and Self-Destructive Behaviors: By The Numbers

Leslie Goldman | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Leslie Goldman

We must help undo the damage done by impossibly high academic standards, media portrayals of unrealistic bodies, and other factors that make young women feel like they don't measure up.

Don't Lose Weight for an Event

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Irene Rubaum-Keller

Event losers tend to care more about what other people think of them than they do about taking good care of themselves on a regular basis. This is a symptom of low self-esteem.