The self-esteem is the quality that allows us love ourselves just as we are, with our strengths, weaknesses, strengths and weaknesses. To lead a full and happy life, it is very important that we have a healthy self-esteem. Otherwise, if we have it low, we will live pending the acceptance and approval of others, having many times to renounce ourselves to achieve it.
Self-esteem is not created from nothing, but depends on a series of bases that we must take care of so that our self-esteem is positive and improve them if we want to go from negative to positive. Here we show you the most important ones:
Respect yourself
Just as you respect others so as not to hurt them emotionally, you must do the same with yourself.
On many occasions we disrespect ourselves, underestimating our qualities and our achievements, speaking negatively to ourselves, disqualifying ourselves. Stopping this behavior is essential for our self-esteem.
Selfconcept
It is the opinion we have of ourselves. It can vary according to the circumstances (in the face of an event or a failure), but we must try to make it positive, that is, that we trust ourselves and our abilities.
Accept our limits
We all have qualities and flaws, something we excel at and things that we find almost impossible to do, and we are all great and we screw it up. Knowing our limitations, trying to overcome them as much as possible and accepting them when they are not, is essential for our self-esteem and our emotional well-being. Accepting that we are not perfect, we will abandon perfectionism and with it the excessive self-demand of perfection at all times, situations and places.
Take care of ourselves
With healthy lifestyle habits, also taking care of our image and our emotional and psychological health.
This article is merely informative, in Psychology-Online we do not have the power to make a diagnosis or recommend a treatment. We invite you to go to a psychologist to treat your particular case.
