A feeling of respect or self worth is one description of self esteem which in a perfect world is what we all strive towards. However for the many who struggle with the image there are a 1000 and 1 causes for low esteem.We have Negligence for those who grow up in surroundings void of affections with feeling of abandonment and insignificance which leans toward distrust and non social behavior.

Strong Criticism which reminds a person they are worthless and destroys self confidence so they tend to be more pessimistic and critical. Parents constantly directing a child towards their own unfulfilled dreams which leads to the children to being very unhappy and frustrated. Low esteem can come from business failure and which happens to many people but we are not taught well enough in schools and life that failure is the prelude to success however in our society we tend to look at failure as life ending.

Our physical appearance is most likely one of the biggest causes of low self esteem as our youth are constantly surrounded by images of perfection. Many people feel that as we have become a society of social watchers by the shows on TV which hi lite the latest movie stars and their perfect bodies. When self worth is confident view of ourselves such as dignity and high self regard which is a sound internal view point we have turned to compare our lives with those of the Rich & Famous whom we think have this perfect lifestyle. Little do we know of their insecurities of trying to be the perfect image all the time which leads to a plethora of addictions from prescription drugs to bot ox injections and endless plastic surgery and all in the pursuit of the great image.

Sad truth is many of the high profile people we feel inferior to have more struggles than we do which is a vicious circle and we let this affect our self image in a negative way so if we only knew the truth. If is very difficult for a young person to find a balance for self worth when looking down a magazine rack they are plastered with glossy images of the beautiful and looking through them about half of every mag is ads of some product or clothing promoting the concept that if you own this watch or drank this beverage your life would be so much better and you’d be more popular. This leads to a feeling of whatever you currently have is not good enough so here are more things to desire and we have a society of object attachment. Lets face it the rich and famous suffer from anorexia and all the things we do so is it right to idolize them or should we just give them respect for their achievements and focus on what can we do to make ourselves better.

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