News of Self Esteem

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Outward display of confidence does sound synonymous with great self-esteem. But as someone said, we are not what we show, but we are what we hide. What is your take on this?

Hi Everyone,

This is my the first post on the self-esteem forum.

For the last few years I have been actively working through self esteem issues with the help of therapy.

I was in a very damaging and abusive relationship for seven years. I believe I stuck it out because my lack of knowing better, low self esteem which was further eroded by the toxic relationship.

So, I am basically starting off new at age ...

I am not smart, but I am not dumb either. However, sometimes I seem very witty, while sometimes very stupid. I am known for my being mixed up by close family, while I am known for being highly careful, observant, and aware by friends and strangers as well. I have always loved arts, visual art and classical music in particular, since the date I could remember things as a kid. I am a nearly perfectionist, ...

Dear Friends,
There are some things that I would like to share with you about confidence and self-image issues that have taken me many years to figure out. Through the training of many mentors, thinking and organizing this information I have finally been able to organize this information in such a way that I can give back and share it with the world.
Before I do, I would like to find out some information about ...

How's that for an introduction? I think I'm doing all the right things - going to therapy, taking my meds (depression, anxiety, and PTSD), doing yoga, and cultivating a hobby/business thing. I'm approaching my third anniversary of continuous sobriety, a miracle in itself.

My self care isn't so great sometimes. I don't like to look at myself in the mirror. I'm highly self critical, and beat myself up with a great big figurative stick at ...

As an atheist I've determined that pleasure is my main goal in life, with the absence of some kind of an after-life. I want to be induced into a blissful state with the administration of drugs or either neurological tampering. Would such a thing be possible?

If there was one word to describe myself it'd be: chaotic. I put up a front. Of trying to be level-headed and stark, but inside, I just feel chaotic. No matter what I do, I can't relax.

I always feel like I have to tweak things about myself. So much to where I can barely enjoy myself. I have developed a rather reserved manner. I have a quite eccentric personality deep-down ever since I was ...

Hi!
I’m writing in this forum because I think I need help to accept my boyfriends’ past before transforming myself into an ugly person. Probably I’ll have to write a big post to explain my situation… hope you don’t mind…

well, here it goes…

He had a «###$ buddy» (let’s call it FB) before we started to date. I accepted, of course, because everyone has a past and he seemed completely in love with me. ...

Well, I read the one about the breast size problem and I want to give a man's perspective:


When you don't think you measure up, you do not have enough confidence with Women. (and men, if you are that way) I never got married, and dated a few times, and had one successful sexual experience, but there was this time I had 3 chances to perform, but I couldn't. then I was "out".

I think ...