What's the Connection Between Shame and Low Self-Esteem?

May 10, 2018

Nakita Jangra

May 10, 2018

To keep low self-esteem at bay, we may try to manufacture high self-esteem but, says therapist Nakita Jangra, this can often fuel our shame
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Having high self-esteem means:

being able to value ourselves
knowing we are worthy
respecting ourselves
having confidence in our opinions and abilities
knowing that we matter
and being able to take a level of constructive criticism without it feeling like a personal attack

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Nakita Jangra

Nakita Jangra is a therapist

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