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Originally Posted by -jimi-
Self esteem is having low standards for yourself? Hm....
I think I deserve a lot, even stuff I don't get, LOL.
Self esteem seems connected to what you do somehow... self worth is more a feeling you are worthy, like almost magically. I have self worth.
All these concepts confuse me.
Maybe self esteem is not just knowing in theory you're good at something, but you have some kind of emotion attached to it, like Yay I know this stuff!... so a happiness about what you are good at? Can that be it?
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Self-esteem and self-worth are intimately related. You could not knowing something but still have high self-esteem. You convince yourself, I am not perfect, and I don't have to know everything. But perfectionists usually suffer from low self-esteem because they want to be perfect in everything, and think their values are derived from what they do. I know people who are not educated, and know nothing in science, politics, religions, and have no skilled jobs, but have very high self-esteem. On the other hand, I know others who are more educated and knowledgeable but have low self-esteem. It depends on how you view yourself, I think, regardless of what do can and cannot do.