Sorry I can't explain myself better.

I have always based my selfworth on my accomplishments, on how many people liked me. How people perceived me. I based my self worth on how OTHERS thought of me. I don't base it on how I feel, but on how others feel about me.

I suppose that is how we think differently angelgirl.

And maybe self esteem is self acceptance. I just prefer to think of them as different entities, that helps me for some reason.

To me, self esteem might be me saying to myself "I am a wonderful person" whereas self acceptance would be "I am me, I will love myself no matter what"