
3+ Simple Steps to Build Yourself From a Lack of Self-Esteem
Updated: Nov 9, 2022
This was originally posted on March 24, 2017.
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Before I get started, let me ask you this:
Are you here because
There were terrible events that happened in your life
You grew up in a terrible environment
Regardless of your answer, if it involves anything negative affecting your current mindset and behavior, you've come to the right place.
I was in that same place too.
It lasted throughout my childhood to more than half the time I was in college.
But I eventually overcame it with the guidance of people I've encountered in my life, and I will be helping you do the same.
In this guide, I will be helping you with:
Furthermore, I will be sharing with you:
My Personal Story on Development (For Those Who Need Someone to Relate and Connect)
Expectations When You Encounter People Who Are or Have Been on the Same Path as You Are
When Your Self-Esteem Is Low, This Is How You Can Start Building Yourself Up:
Tracing Back the Development of Your Self-Esteem

Since self-esteem can be defined as your self-worth or self-image (or both), its development can be traced back to the environment you grew up in most of the time. In other cases, it can be very stressful events occurring later in life.
For factors that play in your childhood or much later, they can be:
Unsupportive parents or guardians
Friends or higher authoritative figures (such as your workplace) who influence terrible behavior and thinking, typically causing misery for other people to make themselves feel better and/or talking down on you
Stressful life events such as divorce or moving houses
Trauma or Abuse
Bullying or Loneliness
For other influences in life, they can be:
Ongoing medical issues
Belief systems
Society and the media (typically negative since it gets more attention than positive things)
Understanding the Effects of Key Figures and/or Influences on Your Life

By having low self-esteem, it's easy to succumb to negative thoughts and feelings about your worth and value as a person.
This eventually leads to more than one of the following:
Constant self-criticism that leads to persistent feelings of sadness, depression, anxiety, anger, shame, or guilt
Low levels of motivation and interest
Inability to deal with normal levels of frustration and anger
Poor performance at school
Fear of trying [low resilience] - doubting your abilities or worth and avoiding challenges
Avoiding new things and opportunities in life [neophobic]
Fear of judgment - being very self-conscious and stressed around others while constantly looking for ‘signs’ that people dislike you
Fear of failure
Setting unrealistic goals and expectations that lead to perfectionism