What is self-esteem? Where does your self-esteem come from?

Question:What brings you self-esteem, and what takes it away? What specific situations, what specific thoughts?

Self-esteem seems to be one of our core emotions. Self-esteem comes from doing something we deem to have positive value.

For example:

Jill experiences a sense of pride with her artwork.

Steve is filled with joy after cracking a witty remark at a party.

I'd argue that our self-esteem comes from our reasoning or common sense, and how these perceived facts about ourselves and others come to shape our self-esteem. While some of these seem to be entirely internal, as with Jill, some appear to be reflected from others intentions and perceptions.

The complex factors making up self-esteem include biological make-up, sociological influences, personal experience and history, and the concepts you have formed. Giving rise and shaping our perceptions and experience of self-esteem.

All thoughts welcome. Cheers.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: What brings you self-esteem, and what takes it away? What specific situations, what specific thoughts?

Self-esteem seems to be one of our core emotions. Self-esteem comes from doing something we deem to have positive value.

For example:

Jill experiences a sense of pride with her artwork.

Steve is filled with joy after cracking a witty remark at a party.

I'd argue that our self-esteem comes from our reasoning or common sense, and how these perceived facts about ourselves and others come to shape our self-esteem. While some of these seem to be entirely internal, as with Jill, some appear to be reflected from others intentions and perceptions.

The complex factors making up self-esteem include biological make-up, sociological influences, personal experience and history, and the concepts you have formed. Giving rise and shaping our perceptions and experience of self-esteem.

All thoughts welcome. Cheers.

self esteem is feeling good about ones self. It has been abused by the NEA and psychologists to ruin our education system by preventing any discipline in our schools. That is why our schools are no good, no discipline. "Why, you can't punish that child for misbehaving, it would damage his self esteem." What crap!