Yet here I am, often paralyzed by my fears. If we look at the title of this thread, lack of self-esteem can seem rather unimportant compared with some of the other serious diagnoses that some people who come here cope with.

Yet, I can say that lack of self-esteem has been a huge obstacle, it grows denser, higher, and deeper with each project I do not attempt, or attempt and fail at. I am much more lacking in self-esteem esteem now, in my 50s, than I was at 25.

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i remember my T told me that most people have some lack in self asteem. becasue of the process of growing up and getting along..having to FIT IN our society!

and people who have really serious disorders also don`t have a good self esteem!
this issue is veryBASIC in our lives..becasue if we feel we don`t deserve the good we don`t get to it!
i remember that book where the outhor wrote "i never felt i deserved the deseased space i occupied..it infected any relationship ..."

i really think that it`s important to work on self asteem.
i also don`t believe that all the egomanics have a good self asteem. they may have it subconcious and need to proof to themselves they are THAT good or need attention from others. when they say "ho i am htis i am that"

well i didn`t mean to change the topic subject. what do you think?