This is Self-Work, and I'm Dr. Margaret Rutherford.

At Self-Work, we discuss psychological and emotional issues and what you can do about them,

whether that's learning self-acceptance, taking action, or seeking therapy or treatment.

Eight years ago, I extended the walls of my practice to reach those of you who might already be

knowledgeable about middle health treatment, but also to those of you who might say you'd never

darken the door of a therapist. And yet, you are here. I'll answer your questions while I invite

you to take a few minutes for your

own self-work. What exactly makes up high self-esteem? It's not complete in total confidence,

but knowing you're a mix of both, that your mistakes don't define you any more than your

successes unless you let them.

So one way to really address your low self-esteem is saying,

am I believing that my mistakes are all I am because they're not.

Welcome to this week's edition of Self-Work.

Hello and welcome to everyone.

This is our ninth year anniversary of doing self-work.

And we've got some things in mind to offer for this celebration, but we have to get some of

the details worked out. So anyway, we'll just have a party today. And I'm glad you're here.

Low self-esteem is one of the symptoms or reflections of what's called classic depression.

Of course, it goes along with other symptoms or signs, a negative self-image, feelings of helplessness and are hopelessness,

not enjoying much of anything, which is called Anhedonia.

But what intrigues me about self-esteem is that it is a state of mind or a feeling state, however you'd like to think about it, over which you can have some control.

It's different from self-confidence, which is recognizing or owning that you can do certain things well, like you're a really good driver or you can sing well.

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