“When you're different, sometimes you don't see the millions of people who accept you for what you are. All you notice is the person who doesn't.”― Jodi Picoult...
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The effects of low self esteem are all around us. Broken or disfunctional relationships, academic underachievement, feelings of loneliness and isolation, and behavior that damages health and life prospects all have roots in low self esteem.
But turn that on its head. High self esteem can bring its own problems. A little bit of doubt or caution before you go feet first into something forces you to consider more carefully how your actions might affect, for good or bad, the outcome. So, how much self esteem is right for you?