I Have Low Self Esteem Stories of Experiences (Page 28)

I’m just unhappy right now and I’m trying break free from this.  It’s so hard.  I have suffered from low self esteem my whole life.  It affects me everyday.  I find it affects my relationship with...

You see these love scenes in movies, where the man easily sweeps his lovely beauty off her feet. carrying her into a long hug, or a lovemaking session.
Im the same height as my S.O.  I am not really large, but I am not small...

I think I rely too much on the validation of others comments and whether or not anyone says good things to me to feel good about myself.
 
If my S.O. doesnt compliment my outfit, hair, makeup, eyes, butt, etc, I feel like he...

Is people wonder why...
 
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All though I may not come across that way on EP, I am a very shy person in real life.  I used to be very boisterous as a child, but many experiences and embarrassments over my life have caused my self-esteem to basically drop out...

I too have low self-esteem.  It gets in the way of a lot of things.  Knowing my self-esteem is low doesn't help me to immediately solve the problem;  it is deep rooted.  Sometimes I can temporarily overcome it by...

Have had low esteem for past 12 years. I developed a drinking prob when with my ex. He would drink 18-24 cans a night, he would become verbally abusive- he did do my nose in with a head butt one night.
People dont believe i am low in...

I have a really hard time thinking good about myself. Seems like as soon as I start to feel good, someone comes by and bursts my bubble and makes me feel like a bad person again.
But, I'm learning to block all of that out. I'm learning...

Coming from a huge family that criticizes everything you do I just know deep down inside that everything I do is joke to everyone else.
Over all, I think in this world life would be soo much better if you found someone who when asked...

My husband and I have been together 3 years and for the most part we are happy, but lately I find him blaming be for things I did not do or did not do intentionally. I feel like he is trying to control me more and more as time goes on...

i have almost zero self esteem, but i have a very effective and convincing persona of someone very cnfident.

I have such an unbelievalbly low amount of self-esteem, it gets terrifying. If I'm thinking of doing something in my head, it plays out in the worst of ways no matter how hard I try. If I see myself running somewhere, I triup and...

Hey, I have a boyfriend whose Arab and he is so incredibly gorgeous every girl wants him and here I am an African girl so ugly but he insists that he loves me no matter what I look like and his never told me am pretty but he has pointed...

It seems as my self-esteem rises and my feelings begin to return, I am afflicted with the most horrible of mood swings. I go from the highest of highs to depths of despair in an instant.  I go from believing my wildest dreams can...

For as long as I can remember I have had low self esteem.  When I was younger I would get made fun of by the other kids at school because i was fluffier than a 8 or 10 year old should be.  As I got older those words stuck with...

I have low self esteem due to being bullied for a number of years. It was not nice and now I find it hard to think highly of myself. I also lack confidence which sucks coz I know I can do stuff but I just think I...

A couple months ago I realized low self esteem was the source of all my issues today. And I set out on finding how to fix me.  It’s been quite a daunting challenge, fraught with plenty of anxiety.  All my (adult...

I am not constantly down on myself.  I have my confident days.  Sometimes though, I just feel so low that kind words are appreciated and helpful.

(I posted this on the forums by accident)
 
With desperation I found this group while surfing the internet.  I am a 39 y/o married father of 2 boys. I suffer from horribly low/no self esteem. I have always known this, but...

I have very low self esteem, so much that I hate myself. I was referred to a self esteem group by my psychiatrist and by the end of the course my self esteem, as measured by a questionnaire, had supposedly risen. I didn't feel any...