5 Ways to Support a Loved One Suffering From Depression Depression is a serious condition that affects millions of people. Low self-esteem is a natural part of human development, as we are conditioned from a young age to seek approval and validation from others. The majority of people judge themselves by whether or not they’ve pleased others – and anytime …
Unlocking Social Norms via Low Self-Esteem
Unlocking Social Norms via Low Self-Esteem Low self-esteem exists in us all to some degree. Everyone is born with a healthy self-esteem, but as we progress through childhood, we eventually develop low self-esteem by internalizing the negative feelings we have when our needs are not met. Then we learn to improve it by seeking the approval of our parents or …
Build Self-Esteem through Social Cohesion
Build Self-Esteem through Social Cohesion Low self-esteem is often the result of internalizing other people’s opinion. For many, it starts in childhood. Naturally narcissistic, children live in an egocentric world in which they are the focus. When children seek attention but don’t receive it immediately, they feel abandoned. This perceived abandonment leads them to believe they aren’t worth being cared …
Juvenophilia, Our Youth Loving Culture Part 2
Residues of this practice of valuing the past, and the elders as living bearers of the past, have continued into our own times. But over the last few hundred years, and especially since the middle of the last century, things have changed. We live in times where the people we interact with in our daily lives are not the people …
Compassion and Self-Esteem
The inestimable Karen Armstrong was a guest speaker at my synagogue’s Sabbath service this past week. She drew from different religions’ references to the central idea of kindness and acceptance of others. In the case of the Old Testament or Torah, she referenced the story of Abraham welcoming, for no apparent reason, three strangers into his camp on a hot …
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