News of Self Esteem

Im an ugly freak with a birth defect so I have no fingers on one of my hands and Im probably never going to have a lasting relationship since people are embaressed to be seen with me. I dont even care anymore I dont deserve any of the friends I have and all I do is make them mad by being paranoid all the time that they are talking about me or mad.

4 weeks ago I was fired from a Job that I had for 1 year. I have been working for 32 years and up to now never been fired.

I am trying to start my own business but I still feel lost. I am having trouble dealing with the issue.

I was told that I was undependable. I have always giving 100% to my job. This job was different. I am a designer and the ...

i am 25 years old i was recently diagnosed with anxiety and depression i dont even feel like the same person anymore this is so very hard my self esteem is so bad i feel like my girlfriend of 5 years is not happy with me and it hurts horribly i love her so much i just wish i could get my confidence back i have been on medication for 2 weeks i always think ...

There are so many things wrong with my appearance... no matter how much i work out or diet, i am disgustingly fat. I used to eat an average of 500 calories a day and work out 3 hours a day and still not lose weight. I gave up and still stay the same. I am 5 foot five and weight 217 pounds and i steadily gain about a pound a month. Where will i be ...

The Cause:

That is the theme that myself and my therapist have derived for the reason that I am not getting what I want out of my life. Let me give you a slight background on myself.

I am 27, Male. I was born with congenital birth defects which sadly made me be born without the two most important fingers (the middle ones). I also had a cleft lip, and some other akward issues but ...

I really really want to get better. And I am working with my therapist on my issues. But she tells me to talk back to the negative voices with positive ones. But I just feel like I'm saying "No! The sky is lime green and grass is pink!" Its just a lie - a joke. The negative voice just laughs at me, and I feel worse. How do I get over this? Anyone feel the ...

I have thought about this for a while, but I am not sure if I should seek some help or not. Maybe this is just normal "mood swings" and maybe I am beng stupid and a bit "over-dramatic" but the fact that total strangers may be able to offer advice might be a benefit. Being as how I have just found this site, I dont know if this question has already been asked or not, ...

Why, when we know not to, do we sabotage our happiness? The thing we want most---love, happiness---when it comes, we destroy it.

Hey guys I need some advice and before i start on what i need advice on, i am aware of CBT and am in it right now, doesnt seem to work tho. I guess i have a bad therapist.

Anyways, My problems is in conjunction with my C.B problems. I feel everyone is lying to me and just telling me waht i want to hear. And then i basically dont give up until i get ...

im totally new to this so dont really know where to begin
i absolutly loath myself
from the outside i appear to have a great life...iv loads of "friends" am studying for a degree, have a really sound boyfriend that im mad about, seem really confident etc
but i put on a front the whole time in front of everyone i smile wider laugh louder and party harder than everyone but im dying inside
theres ...