You hope no one notices that you are dealing with insecurity at your new job. After all, this is a big step up, and you’re convinced you pulled one over on the people who hired you. How could they not see through to all your inadequacies? Surely it’s only a matter of time before they […]

It can be easy to forget how to love yourself after a breakup, even if you normally have a strong sense of self. Romantic relationships open with a flood of reminders of all the qualities that make you lovable and desirable. A breakup — especially one you didn’t initiate — can call that all into […]

It happens to all of us. A relationship ends, and the world stops and kicks us off. Or so it feels. And the low self-esteem after a breakup only serves to prolong the agony. How long does the bottom-dwelling last? How long do you have to feel this lousy about yourself? Isn’t it bad enough […]

Self-esteem, quite simply, is how you feel about yourself. It’s the subjective self-evaluation of your own worth. Low self-esteem culls all those self-perceptions that are negative and presents them as a diminished sense of self. The person with low self-esteem lacks confidence and often feels unlovable, awkward and incompetent. S/he also tends to be hypersensitive, […]

Your relationship didn’t have the makings of “happily ever after.” You were miserable. But now you’re not only depressed and stressed over a breakup…you’re obsessed. You know the breakup was for the best. It was only a matter of time. But why can’t you shake it? You would expect to be sad, angry, even depressed […]

Lugging around a low self-esteem is perilous to more than just your public confidence. The effects of low self-esteem ripple through every nook and cranny of your life, eating away at it with inconspicuous malevolence. Believe it or not, self-esteem doesn’t assemble itself during puberty. It doesn’t even wait for a child to be able […]

The symptoms of stress and depression can feel pretty jumbled up, overlapping and confusing. Feeling stressed and depressed all the time, however, can take a damaging toll on your physical, mental and emotional life. Stress is simply the body’s response to physical or emotional demands. It’s actually a good thing if it motivates you. But […]

You didn’t intend for it to happen. You didn’t mean to hurt anyone. You don’t even know how it happened. But somehow you ended up having an affair. Strangely, it wasn’t even all that clandestine. At least not in the beginning. You were just going about your daily life, doing the things you always do. […]