Posted by CarolAnn on April 21, 2000, at 8:26:31
In reply to Re: what is Self Esteem? / Janice, posted by Mark H. on April 21, 2000, at 2:54:05
Once again, I must complement you on such a well thought out, and written post.
I like your way of thinking about self-esteem. It goes along the lines of the idea that self-centeredness, does not necessarily mean narsicism(sp?). Any form of ultra involvment with "self", be it love, or hate, can be called "self-centered". That said, I suppose that rather then using the term "low self-esteem", it might be more accurate to say one has, "low self-worth". This has always been one of my worst bug-a-boos. In fact, one of my strongest, early, memories is hearing my mother say, "You are more trouble than you are worth!" This is something that I've come to terms with in therapy, and I no longer blame her(she was just barely 18 when she had me). But when my depression gets out of control, my feelings still tend to run along the lines of being unworthy - unworthy wife, unworthy mother, unworthy of being loved, ect. So, do you think that I would be correct in changing the term "self-esteem" to "self-worth"? CarolAnn
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