Low self-esteem FTW!

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I genuinely thought this was going was going to be positively rated. How sad.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I guess she was hoping most people like themselves more than she does.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Right, I was hoping people would think more highly of themselves than I do.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Self-confidence is a weird subject. For instance, even though I could list way more bad qualities about myself than good, I like myself and consider myself to be pretty confident.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Oh well that's pretty good then! I was curious about people's self esteem levels so maybe this wasn't the best way to phrase it.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

It's possible, but I don't really know.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I would say quite the contrary, as I can name many bad things about myself, whereas others, such as friends, family, or just people that I know could tell you otherwise. I think it's that we can all find the flaws in ourselves that no one else would think to even look for. We all have a sort of a complex about confidence. The people who can find the flaws in themselves are normally the shy people that you would see sitting around with a smaller group of friends. Introverts you could say. While on the other hand, there are many people who find themselves flawless. This can be a good or bad thing, depending on how the person treats it. TL;DR We think we suck, other people don't.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I think a person's perception of certain traits factors into this too. For example, being vain or arrogant would probably be seen as a bad quality by most people. But I've been told I'm arrogant/detached/an asshole/etc. more times than I can keep track of, but those things aren't things I view as inherently bad. So in a sense, self-esteem isn't about the number of "good qualities" vs "bad qualities". It's about whether or not you've accepted and embraced yourself for who you are.

by Anonymous 11 years ago