George asks…
Does a crabby person with low self-esteem tend to bring others down?
For example: If they have these symptoms of low self-esteem.
Put others and themselves down
Blame others and make excuses
Are defensive and arguemntative <— Happens a lot
Fell the need to impress or brag to seem important
Feel like things are out of their life and out of their control (“nothing I can do about it”)
Is it likely that they will bring others in their household down? Is it??
J. Lynn answers:
Yes. I’ve noticed that with certain family members cough cough my estranged sister cough cough.
She always brought me down and loved to argue about nothing. She bragged about herself all the time! Every time she’d achieve something in school (which wasn’t very often), she’d brag about it. I guess she was compensating for having low-self esteem. Really sad.
Yes. It’s extremely likly that they would bring others in their household down. They are closest to them or within reach off the other people in their home so they are the easiest target. I’ve learned that misery loves company and a certain family member in my house always tries to start a conflict with me when she is feeling crappy about herself or stressed. It’s really unhealthy.
Ruth asks…
Is Political Correctness a symptom of low self esteem?
Reporting, deleting & blocking behavior on this forum tells me that there are a lot of people out there who are quite fragile…sorry about your self esteem issues. Please take this opportunity to offer answers that insult, belittle or criticize ol’ “uncle meat”. Perhaps this will help bolster that anemic ego. I promise that I will only laugh…no self esteem issues here.
J. Lynn answers:
Political correctness is an absolute moral code forced upon everyone by liberals who otherwise dont believe there is such a thing as moral absolutes and certainly would not agree that they should be apply to everyone. Typical liberal double standard. Go figure
Lisa asks…
Why is low self esteem a symptom of ADHD?
i was diagnosed with it a few months ago,
but i have/ always had a very high self esteem.
i’m curious why people with ADHD supposedly have a low self esteem.
most of the time.
?
J. Lynn answers:
I have a very close friend that was diagnosed with ADHD and I think she is one of the coolest people you would ever meet. But I think at an early age people that show ADHD traits are constantly reminded that they are different then the rest. I am sure after a while hearing why can’t you just do this like the rest of us must take a toll on your self esteem. But I think the uniqueness of some people with ADHD is a remarkable thing.
Thanks for answering my question earlier
Laura asks…
A symptom of low self esteem?
Everything is a label. Race, nationality, religion, political affiliation, sexual preference, etc. We separate ourselves and surrender ourselves to these dogmas, hatreds, biases. We irrationally try to prove our worth through domination of each other and we don’t try to discover each others true values. Is this a symptom of low self esteem?
I’ve identified this implication playing itself out in reality through studying a lot of different philosophies. The most thoroughly rational philosophy I found it in was Ayn Rand’s philosophy.
J. Lynn answers:
It very well could be.
I mean I think it’s a mix between insecurity and ignorance.
Some people try to use the bible to defend their opinions because they have no legitimate reason to hate a person (like homosexuals for example) and then people pick on others because they are jealous for one reason or another.
So you definitely have a point there about it being low self esteem.
Richard asks…
Is chronically low self-esteem a symptom of any mental disorder?
Or is it a cause that manifests as other things, like obsessive-compulsive disorder, dependency, and paranoia?
Also, how does one deal with it?
J. Lynn answers:
Low self-esteem is a result of something that happened to you during childhood. Most of the time it can be traced back to when someone berated you all the time, didn’t give you deserved credit for things done, or just being ingnored, feeling like you never belonged. There are several steps one can take to try to overcome this, one of the easier ones and most of the time the first step is to just look in the mirror and tell the person you see there that you love them, aloud. Say it several times. Do it for several weeks. One other way is to make up your own validation cards which say I am good at…, or I am like because I….., all the good things you can think of that describe yourself. Read those cards aloud to yourself for a couple of weeks also, it will be a starting point for any other work you do.
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