The causes of low self-esteem include a lack of sense of achievement. Low self-esteem may be caused by negative childhood experiences, social comparison pressure, perfectionism tendencies, long-term experiences of frustration, lack of social support, and other factors.
1. Childhood negative experiences
Frequent criticism, neglect, or abuse in the early growth environment can lead individuals to develop negative self-awareness. Excessive parental criticism or emotional indifference can easily lead children to internalize the belief that 'I am not good enough', which will continue to affect their self-evaluation as adults.
2. Social comparison pressure
In the era of social media, individuals are more likely to make upward comparisons with others. When one believes that they are inferior to others in terms of appearance, achievements, social skills, etc. for a long time, it can lead to sustained self deprecation. This kind of comparison often ignores objective differences and reinforces unreasonable self demands.
3. Perfectionism tendency
Individuals who set high standards for themselves and cannot tolerate mistakes are more likely to experience strong self denial due to minor mistakes. Perfectionists often generalize single event failures as a denial of overall self-worth, forming a distorted cognitive pattern of "all or nothing".
4. Long term frustration experience
Repeated failures in academic, professional, or interpersonal relationships without effective guidance will gradually weaken self-efficacy. When an individual's attribution style tends towards "insufficient ability" rather than "insufficient effort", it is easy to form learned helplessness, which in turn affects their self-esteem level.
5. Lack of social support
Long term lack of recognition and emotional response from important others can cause individuals to lose objective self-assessment references. Self cognition in an isolated state is prone to extremism, either overly relying on others' evaluations or completely denying the value of external feedback. Improving low self-esteem requires establishing a reasonable self-awareness framework, which can be gradually adjusted through recording daily small achievements, practicing self acceptance, and setting progressive goals. It is also recommended to seek professional psychological counseling and correct core beliefs through interventions such as cognitive-behavioral therapy. Daily cultivation of mindfulness meditation habits can reduce meaningless comparisons with others and rebuild a healthy sense of self-worth in safe interpersonal relationships.
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