CHARACTERISTICS OF LOW SELF-ESTEEM :
• General lack of participation
• Negative responses to questions
• Sluggish physical behaviour
• Excessive use of activities for escapism (TV, videos, internet, reading). Be careful of over-analysing here as this alone is not an indicator
• Aggressive or argumentative behaviour
• Indecisiveness
• Unwillingness to try anything new (anything from new food through to goal setting)
• Inability to say no (need to be liked/loved by others by saying yes)
• Need to prove self-worth and ‘status’ by boasting, making public claims about capabilities (whether true or false)
• Low self-esteem has been correlated with low life satisfaction, loneliness, anxiety, resentment, irritability and depression
To Be Continued.....
