How To Raise Low Self Esteem In Teens
Teen low self esteem is a major problem for young people today
. Some teens seem to only see their bad points - or points that they think are bad - and they allow that to define their whole lives. They will not try out for anything new or interesting because they are sure they will be rejected. They value themselves so low that they assume everybody else is going to do the same.Of course, it is true that when people have a low opinion of themselves and constantly present themselves that way to others, then other people come to share that view.
If you are constantly saying "I'm a loser" in one way or another, then other people are going to believe you after a while. Then when you see that attitude reflected in other people, you come to be even more convinced that it is the truth. You do not realize that the only reason they think you are a loser is because you kept on presenting yourself that way to them.
So the question is how to break out of the vicious cycle of teen low self esteem? The first important point is to watch what you say. Listen to yourself and check out how often you put yourself down when you are speaking to your friends, family or even strangers.
You may need to record yourself to do this. It's easy these days since many MP3 players allow you to record voice memos. Or you can carry around a little digital recorder. When you play it back, imagine if the most confident and popular person in your class was saying what you are saying. Would you be surprised? If you would, then it is probably an example of negativity.
We also put ourselves down when we are talking to ourselves in our heads. This is called negative self talk and it is one of the most powerful causes of low self esteem in people of any age. It's harder to catch this because we are often not even aware that we are doing it. However, listening to what you say out loud to other people will make you more able to control your self talk too.
When you become aware that you are putting yourself down, either in spoken words to other people or in your self talk, try to change what you are saying into something positive. Be constructive and stress your good points, the way that you might do if you were trying to encourage your best friend to feel better about themselves.
Teen low self esteem is a very common problem. Teens are going through many changes and facing many challenges in their everyday lives. Most all teens have negative thoughts about themselves from time to time - even the most confident. So do not beat yourself up for beating yourself up!
Catching the problem as early as possible is the solution. We can improve our self image and most people will do this automatically as they grow up and find their place in the world. However, the exercises in this article can help young people to stop the misery of teen low self esteem much sooner than that.
How To Raise Low Self Esteem In Teens
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