I once asked someone I knew what was likelier, that she happened to have possessed the most undesirable qualities or … More
Tag: Self-Esteem
Displaced Anger: How We Can Stop Blaming Others for Our Negative Thoughts and Emotions
If maturity is anything, it’s a mastery of one’s emotions. The other day, someone told me a story about how … More
Hero Worship As Self-Hatred: How Admiration Can Reveal Your Self-Esteem
“I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world.” -Muhammed Ali … More
The Jaws of Certainty: How Our Low Self-Esteem Pushes Love Away
Evidence can be tricky. We often think of science as a purely objective endeavor, supported by the analysis of an … More
Bursting the Bubble of Inadequacy: Shifting Our Distorted Beliefs to Love Ourselves
We fear our thoughts more so than reality. The cognitive model of psychotherapy posits that our ideas about ourselves, others, … More
In Defense of Anger and Pride: How Negative Emotions Can Be Healthy
Anger and pride, in most religious traditions, are conceived of as engendering vices, corrosive feelings that cause us to react … More
All Roads Lead to Self-Love: How the Desire for Self-Esteem Permeates Most of What We Do
Reducing human complexity to any one particular source is usually fruitless and misleading; the most that we can do is … More
Blurred Lines: How Mental Illness and Mental Health are Closer Than You Believe and Why It Matters
I’ve had several discussions with people that I thought would be good to disclose here, as they’re pertinent to earlier … More
Conquering Fears of Failure and Rejection Through Authenticity
About a year ago, I wrote an article on trauma that focused on defining oneself by resilience. In it, I … More
Social Media and Mental Health: Why Nothing is As It Appears to Be
“Comparison is the thief of joy.” -Theodore Roosevelt We find ourselves isolated in a highly connected world. This oxymoron expresses … More
