Low Self Esteem|Characteristics Of Low Self Esteem People
People with low self esteem can be upset by ‘disconfirming feedback.’ In other words if something happens which indicates that they may not be as terrible as they thought, it can feel disturbing as it contradicts their way of perceiving. Healthy self esteem needs to emerge subtly, not as a sudden result of hearing you are ‘really special’ or ‘fantastic’.
Here is the some characteristics of low self esteem
- Social withdrawal
- Anxiety and emotional turmoil
- Lack of social skills and self confidence. Depression and/or bouts of sadness
- Less social conformity
- Eating disorders
- Inability to accept compliments
- An Inability to see yourself ’squarely’ – to be fair to yourself
- Accentuating the negative
- Exaggerated concern over what they imagine other people think
- Self neglect
- Treating yourself badly but NOT other people
- Worrying whether you have treated others badly
- Reluctance to take on challenges
- Reluctance to trust your own opinion
- Expect little out of life for yourself
