How Does Self Esteem Affect a Person?
April 30th, 2006 (Self Esteem)
Self-esteem is something probably everyone wants and which everyone definitely needs. We want self-esteem because it increases our chance of finding happiness in life and makes it possible to cope with life’s disappointments and changes.
We need self-esteem because nothing is as important to psychological well-being. Our level of self-esteem affects virtually everything we think, say and do. It affects how we see the world and our place in it. It affects how others in the world see and treat us. It affects the choices we make - choices about what we will do with our lives and with whom we will be involved. It affects our ability to both give and receive love. And it affects our ability to take action to change things that need to be changed.
If a man or a woman has an insufficient amount of self-esteem, they will not be able to act in their own best interest. And if a person has no self-esteem at all, he will become overwhelmed, immobile and eventually will give up.