Cultivate Your Self-Esteem and Become More Confident.
Simple Steps Recommended by Neuroscientists and Psychiatrists that Work for Me.
Self-esteem is like a well-tended garden.
Just as a garden flourishes when nurtured with care, self-esteem thrives when we cultivate it with positive thoughts, self-compassion, and belief in our worth.
And just as a garden may face challenges like weeds and pests, our self-esteem may encounter doubts and criticism, but with consistent care and attention, both can grow resilient and beautiful over time.
So what are the things that can help you nurture your garden with care? What kinds of things support positive self-esteem, make you feel good about yourself, and make you feel empowered?
I’ll tell you a quick story about my low self-esteem.Â
It was only when I hit rock bottom that I decided to save myself from my destructive thoughts.Â
I’ve always had low self-esteem much like I believe a lot of women do because of physiological reasons.Â
I cared so much about what other people thought of me, especially when I started working full-time after college.Â
It was a combination of perfectionism and seeking appraisal from my coworkers and managers that caused me anxiety and forced me to take a short-term medical leave. I needed to fix myself.Â
Rock bottom for me was seeing my mom cry over the fact that I gave my entire life to a corporate job by working long hours, taking on more tasks with no additional pay, skipping meals, and other activities that I loved the most, I was so depressed and anxious that I missed my menstruation for 3 months.Â
Today I am a proud mother of a 19-month-old girl, in a happy marriage, I am in tune with my body, eat healthy, and exercise twice a week, I do the things I love the most like writing and I recently started a business.Â
During my medical leave, I listened to a lot of positive affirmations but what did the trick for me was understanding the science behind low self-esteem.Â
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