My low self esteem is because of negative and abusive messages from my childhood.... and from neglect and deceit.

How others perceive me does have an impact on my self esteem..... IF I respect them.

The perception that "authority figures" and people who use and abuse "power" have of me SOMETIMES has some impact on my self esteem..... even if I don't respect them There is an obvious "transference" connection here...... from my childhood

But my internal self has a much greater impact on my self esteem and how I feel.

I hope this helps,
Bearhugs,
Fuzzy