When we are young we learn that we must respect others so as not to harm them emotionally and physically. But many times we do not learn that, in addition to respecting others, it is essential that we learn to respect ourselves, since our self-esteem and our self-esteem depend largely on it. happiness. Learn below in this article the importance of respect yourself and how to do it.
Normally the lack of respect for ourselves is given by a low self-esteem. If we do not esteem ourselves, we are not able to recognize our capacities and abilities, and we continually disqualify ourselves, speaking negatively about ourselves. It is in these cases when we allow others to abuse us and mistreat us, and we, like we are sure it is worthless, we accept that behavior as the only possible we can receive.
If we do not respect ourselves, we end up ignoring what we want and need and we make decisions only based on the stimuli or requests that we receive. They come from abroad: we study a certain career because our parents want it or we get married and have children just because it makes our partner delusion.
To respect ourselves we must recognize our needs and wants and satisfy them. Normally this is equated with selfishness, but it is not. It is not about being overwhelmed by others while we satisfy our needs, just giving them the same importance as those of others.
We must also recognize our own feelings, know when we are angry or disappointed and express them, always respecting others.
Once we have done this, we should try invest more time and energy in what we really want taking it away from what we don't really care about. In this way we will give ourselves the opportunity to be happy and feel satisfied and respected, by ourselves and by others.
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.
