People with a healthy level of self-esteem:
1.
Firmly believe in certain
values and principles, and are ready to defend them
even when finding opposition, feeling
secure enough to modify them in light of experience.
2. They are able to act according to what they think to be the best choice,
3.
They trust their own judgment,
and not feeling guilty when others don't like their choice.
4. Do not lose time worrying excessively about what happened in the past, nor about what could happen in the future.
5.
They learn from the past and plan for the future, but live in the present intensely.
6. Fully trust in their capacity to solve problems,
7. Do not hesitating after failures and difficulties.
8. They ask others for help when they need it.
9. Consider themselves equal in dignity to others, rather than inferior or superior,
10.
They accept differences in certain talents, personal
prestige or financial standing.
11.
Take for granted that they are
an interesting and valuable person for others, at least for those with whom they have a
friendship.
12.
Resist manipulation,
13.
Collaborate with others only
if it seems appropriate and convenient.
14.
Admit and accept different
internal feelings and drives, either positive or negative, revealing those drives to
others only when they choose.
15.
Are able to enjoy a great
variety of activities.
16. Are sensitive to feelings and needs of others;
17. Respect generally accepted social
rules,
18.
Claim no right or desire to
prosper at others' expense.
19.
Can work toward finding
solutions and voice discontent without belittling themselves or others
when challenges arise.
Low self-esteem
Low self-esteem can result from various factors, including genetic factors, physical appearance or weight, socioeconomic status, or peer pressure or bullying.
A person with low self-esteem may show some of the following characteristics:
1. Heavy self-criticism and dissatisfaction.
2. Hypersensitivity to criticism with resentment against critics and feelings of being attacked.
3. Chronic indecision and an exaggerated fear of mistakes.
4. Excessive will to please and unwillingness to displease any petitioner.
5. Perfectionism, which can lead to frustration when perfection is not achieved.
6. Neurotic guilt, dwelling on and exaggerating the magnitude of past mistakes.
7. Floating hostility and general defensiveness and irritability without any proximate cause.
8. Pessimism and a general negative outlook.
9. Envy, invidiousness, or general resentment.
10. Sees temporary setbacks as permanent, intolerable conditions.
When given feedback, individuals with low self-esteem often take it personally, and can be devastated by it.
Low self-esteem individuals are very critical of themselves and depend on the approval of others for their own evaluation of self-worthiness.
They believe that a person's approval of them is dependent on their performance, whether it be academic, relationship, etc.
People with low self-esteem view their likeability in terms of successes: others will accept them if they succeed but will not if they fail.
SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-esteem :
