Quotes About Self-esteem

As a teenager I was so insecure. I was the type of guy that never fitted in because he never dared to choose. I was convinced I had absolutely no talent at all. For nothing. And that thought took away all my ambition too.

Know first who you are and then adore yourself accordingly.

When you put someone down all the time, eventually they stop listening to the sensible stuff.

when you put someone down all the time, eventually they stopped listening to the sensible stuff.

If you're going to wear a dress like that you need to wear it with confidence. You need to fill it out mentally as well as physically.

I wondered if she knew that everything she said made the other person feel like an idiot. I wondered if it was something she'd actually cultivated deliberately. I didn't think I could ever manage to make someone feel inferior.

It doesn't go. And you look like you're trying to hide something behind it." "But I'm . . . well, I'm all cleavage otherwise." "So?" He shrugged. "Look, Clark, if you're going to wear a dress like that you need to wear it with confidence. You need to fill it mentally as well as physically.

I was wearing a man's style blue shirt—it was easier to feel confident if you were wearing men's clothes.

Here is the thing about jealousy. It's not a good look.

stared at her as she floated down the aisle, wondering how it would feel to be tall and long-legged and look like something most of us only saw on airbrushed posters. I

Wear those stripy legs with pride.

Que seas exigente contigo misma. Que no te conformes. Viste con orgullo esos leotardos a rayas.

I read somewhere... how important it is in life not necessarily to be strong, but to feel strong... to measure yourself at least once.

A lot of people move around in life chronically ashamed of how they look, or how they feel, or what they said, or what they did. It's like a permanent adolescent concern. Adolescence is when you're permanently concerned about what other people think of you.

My first three years of high school, I wasn't that cool.

By the way, once you get over your dependence, you may actually find, as this client did, that it feels good to be self-sufficient; your resourcefulness will then build your self-esteem and give you confidence.)

By clarifying what remains, you also gain an understanding of what is left in your life once you discard these negative items. What is left is what is most important to you. In reality, you may not be able to "discard" the unpleasant or negative things you've thrown in your mental wastebasket. But you can begin to think about ways your relationship to those items, issues, or people might change for the better to improve your self-esteem and reduce your anxiety.

In many instances, a preoccupation with appearances--unrealistic social expectations, impossible standards--can be the single largest barrier to a satisfying social life.

But the fact is that we care a lot about what others think of us. The only people known to have no sociometer are psychopaths.

The two biggest causes of evil are two that we think are good, and that we try to encourage in our children: high self-esteem and moral idealism. Having high self-esteem doesn't directly cause violence, but when someone's high esteem is unrealistic or narcissistic, it is easily threatened by reality; in reaction to those threats, people—particularly young men—often lash out violently.

Leary suggested that self-esteem is more like an internal gauge, a "sociometer" that continuously measures your value as a relationship partner.

We must not allow other people's limited perceptions to define us. Virginia Satir, psychotherapist (1916-1988)

Most persons with an autism-spectrum disorder have never expressed their opinions on someone's blog and never will. The neurodiverse often reach a vulnerable audience, as many persons on the spectrum have low self-esteem. Neurodiversity provides a tempting escape valve.

Jen was in turmoil; she was grappling with self-esteem issues and a failed attempt at anorexia. I was in the right place at the right time, and the gods were finally ready to cut me some slack.