I suffer from really low self-esteem myself. I am so overwhelmed by it that I sometimes find it hard to concentrate on the bright side of my life. The reason why I attribute basically zero self-worth to myself is due to the fact that a) I can never seem to live up to my monumental expectations both physically and academically, and b) I only have one friend because of my reclusive and quiet nature, and my inability to overcome my nervous feelings when wanting to encounter new people. I have been told by many people in my high school that I am "the nicest guy in the school". I always help people whenever I can and always treat everyone with dignity and respect. But I equate “nicest guy in the school” to “most socially awkward and quiet individual in the school”. I view myself as bumbling in speech and in motion. I view myself as a nervous wreak when meeting new people. I view myself as unworthy of any success that is bestowed upon me. I also view myself as unworthy of the loving and caring family that I have, and of any other current or future relationships. I also feel like I don't deserve any consolidation from anyone about my condition when I know that in the big scheme of things, I don't really matter. Even though I am a responsible, kind, respectful individual, I never seem to think I deserve anything good in life because of my failure to interact with people the way everybody else does and my inability to maintain long-lasting relationships with anyone else except my one best friend. You two seem to be very nice people who are unfortunately suffering from low self-esteem like me. I think if we support each other and find some way to "iron out" the rough spots of our lives, we can all be happy with who we are.