Self-esteem: An Opposition to Fear

Written By Nishtha Tikalal | October 9, 2020

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Finding the good self-perception of oneself is admittedly hard to achieve. How one sees themself is one of many factors that determines the various ways we process information from the outside. This is how people tend to share a great experience in a multitude of ways.

Regardless of who somebody may be, the events that occur in their life go through an “emotional rollercoaster.” It may not feel that way, but it does. This gives rise to all emotion, thought, and action. The problem with thinking badly about oneself is present in their self-perception.

Self-perception can be broken down based on attitude. Happy, sad, angry, sassy, etc. From all of this, the emotional feeling of self-worth, or self-esteem can be derived.

People who think they are bad people, or that they mean little to the world most likely have a self-esteem that got hit by a truck. A very big truck. With this, come negative thoughts that flood the mind, and constitute for a sad feeling. That sad feeling then turns into a cycle of sad feelings, which then infuses the past cycle of happy feelings, leaving one with nothing to look forward to other than more sad feelings in the future.

However, here are a few things to keep in mind:

• We are all human beings, and we have ups and downs. Nobody is perfect, regardless of who they are.

• Failures are not the end of the world. It is indeed an opportunity of improvement, which you should take with pride.

• Everybody has potential. Everybody has virtues. You just have to go out and look for them.

• You are not the only one.

• It’s okay to be different.

• Making yourself laugh is never a bad thing.

• “Remember that nobody can make you feel inferior, except with your consent”- Eleanor Roosevelt