Low self-esteem in short, is having negative attributes towards oneself, not having firm and positive beliefs in our abilities, self-worth and lack of understanding in our conscious and subconscious mind. This often advances and turns into depression.
It can be caused by growing up having negative image of yourself. This often comes from our own parents, or people that surround us when we are most vulnerable in childhood. Some examples could develop in the way that all the things you ever did were never pleasant or satisfying to your parents when you were young. You may have also been neglected of positive affection with positive feelings. It can also be caused by physical, sexual and emotional abuse which leads to psychological stress thus leading to low self esteem. Also, a separate example is having academic challenges which may cause our confidence to drop ultimately affecting believing in ourselves.
People with a low self esteem typically look withdrawn from their surrounding and do not talk much about themselves. In some cases it may lead to drop in school grades and to some extreme cases may cause one to contemplate suicide when one comes to strongly believe that there is no reason for them to continue living.
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