WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF A LOW SELF ESTEEM?
It is believed that low self esteem is caused, in part, by negative emotional responses.
Criticism, teasing, punishment and abuse, poverty, economic deprivation, failure in school and many
other factors affect our feelings of self-worth. Even race, religion, the media, culture and sex have an
influence on how we feel about ourselves.
When negative thoughts and feelings take root early in life, they can become powerful thought
patterns that form habits of thinking. Before long, we begin to think in ways that limit our growth and
self-development. We begin to doubt ourselves and feel dissatisfied. We become afraid to accept
challenges and feel unworthy, even when we do accomplish important things. The deeper these
thought patterns take root, the lower our self esteem falls, until we cannot envision what it is like to
feel good about ourselves.
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