My T said the words self esteem about 8 times in session... it lots of different contexts some of which were examples of things we could discuss about a certain thing that he suggested may have impacted my self esteem...

I thought self esteem is what you think of yourself.. So using weight as an example if you think you are fat and you are medically normal or below normal weight...then I would say you have "low" self esteem. If you think you are fat and you are medically obese...then I would say your self esteem is normal... If you think you are thin or normal and you are medically obese you have a "high" self esteem...

I was surprised when I looked up the word "esteem" in dictionary and it said "value or worth"... so self esteem means self value or worth...

I have never thought of myself in terms of value or worth...

what does self esteem mean to you? how do you know if your self esteem is accurate? If you think you don't have much value or worth do you have to have low self esteem? Aren't there just people who don't have much value or worth?...realizing that could just be seeing yourself accurately...as others see you?