Posted by fi on July 6, 2002, at 17:49:44
In reply to How does self-esteem relate to decision making?, posted by mist on July 6, 2002, at 2:03:21
They do sound like 2 things which are separate, tho of course many people with depression or similar have both to cope with.
I suppose if you dont value yourself, you may not think its worth trying to sort your life out, and therefore not make decisions. Or think that someone as worthless as you feel cant make decent decisions. But both are rather indirect connections.
Interesting point re how you measure self esteem, tho its easy enough to recognise really low levels in someone else. They dont think they are worth anything, and focus on their (perceived) faults. If they do something well, they dismiss it as they think if they do something, it must mean its really easy, so not praiseworthy.
It must be rather hard to assess your own self esteem, as presumably if you have low self esteem, you think your perception of yourself as being worse than others is accurate, rather than a sign of low self esteem...
I'm getting confused myself- better shut up!
Fi
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