What is Self-Esteem?

A good self-esteem is important for our well being. With the right attitude one can win strength and get rid of unnecessary doubts. But what is it actually self-esteem? First of all it is personal opinion on one’s own self. Self-esteem means not how I see myself but primarily how I explain that was seen. There is no an objective self-esteem like you can not objectively say whether kale tastes good. How I find myself must not coincide with what others think of me. Everyone has as his own truth.
Why some people have a positive self-evaluation and the other negative can not be explained easily. Many factors contribute to it: inheritance, upbringing, experiences in childhood, external current conditions, people and even the country in which we live hold certain values. A positive self-esteem is regarded as basic human need across all cultures.

On which areas of his/her life individual base their inner worth also varies across cultures. Psychology experts talk about self-values that can differ in different areas of one’s life comparing them to drawers: a drawer for profession, for friends, for appearance. Together they form the drawers of our self-esteem. The question is which of drawers one raises most often. Women very often relate their self-esteem to social contacts, men connect self-esteem with own achievements.