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User Profile: Fwloop
Fwloop January 1st

I have such low esteem. I realised that I have obtained a lying issue because I lie about little things to make myself look better to others. I am not good at anything so I lie about what I can do to look good. I don’t want to be that friend that always lies but I don’t want to look like an idiot either.

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User Profile: PineTreeTree
PineTreeTree January 1st

@Fwloop Wanting to look good in our social group is normal. But made up facts can be hard to remember. If someone starts asking questions about your lies you may have to come up with additional lies to avoid being found out. That creates a lot of tension for you and it probably weakens your self esteem because you know you’re not who you say you are. So it’s great that you don’t want to continue the habit of lying.


You’re not going to get SELF esteem from other people. 

I bet you have lots of great qualities. Try to find all the ways you can be kind to yourself. Not so much in a physical sense (like buying yourself something as a reward or pampering yourself) but just in how you talk to yourself and treat your emotions. You are literally doing the best you can at any moment. No need for negative self talk. No need to “compete” with others. Be ok just being you. It doesn’t mean there isn’t room for improvement. Be ok with the process of improving whatever it is you want to improve. When you can care for yourself, care for your personal inner world, then you can be ok with who you are in your social world. When you were a baby your mom didn’t love you because you had money or could do a triple summersault high dive or astrophysics. She loved you just because you were her child. You have to give yourself that kind of unconditional care. Sometimes that is a challenge for us but it goes a long way in building self esteem. Sure, our accomplishments can also help with self esteem but they are secondary. We are not our skills or our money. If we are then what happens to our inner self if we get injured or lose our money? But caring for our inner world is something we can always do. So care for yourself. You got this!
User Profile: northernlights47
northernlights47 January 9th

@Fwloop its extremely normal to want to match with your peers, look cool and just fit in, basically. but once you start being true to yourself, it feels a little - freeing, I would say? i used to do the same, talk and act like I was the cool mysterious person, but after some time the facade got exhausting. now I allow myself to be silly, cute and annoying with my friends. i think in a way it helped me acknowledge my weaknesses too. 

its a slow and steady progress to come out of your shell like that, but you should try!! take it one step at a time. 

User Profile: poliyrestimmy
poliyrestimmy January 10th

real,i hate how i act☹️