Self Esteem

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Self-esteem

Self-esteem

How we see
• What is self- ourselves!
esteem?
Opinions
Thoughts Feelings

• What type of thoughts do you have about yourself?


LOW
HIGH

Higher self-esteem = feeling good and confident


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Self-esteem
• What lowers our self-esteem?

Low self-esteem comes from things that make us feel down, or not
good enough….
• Arguments?
• What others say about you?
• Making a mistake?
• Failing an exam?
• Being excluded from school?
• Body image pressures?
• How people talk to you?
• Things we see or read on social “I’m rubbish at everything.”
media?
What affects our self esteem-
Social media
• Social media can LOWER our self-esteem by…

Allowing how many ‘likes’ and followers we have to


determine our self-worth

Increasing our screen time, which can decrease our


sleep time and lower our mood

Creating a fear of missing out and a worry ,our life isn’t


as good as others

Placing pressures or expectations on ourselves e.g.


to look a certain way

Exposing us to inappropriate content or


cyber bullying
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What affects our self-esteem?
Inner thoughts

What kind of thoughts do you usually have about


yourself?

“I’m doing well at this..”


“I should have done better at that..”
“I worked really hard on
“I did okay on that, but NAME did
that..”
better..”
“I did my fair share of
“I’m rubbish at everything.”
that..”
“I’d be more popular if…”
“I got that right!”
“I wish I was...”
“I have enough good
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friends.”
Self-esteem

Here is a little trick to


get rid of negative
thoughts

Challenging negative thoughts?


Example:
Write down the thought- “Nobody cares about me”
Challenge the thought- “My sister calls me every week”
Say something good about yourself- “I’m a good listener”
Self-esteem
• What increases our self-esteem?

High self-esteem comes from things that make us feel positive and
confident…

• Keeping a friendship? Try to consciously


spend time with people who make you feel
good about yourself and who appreciate you
• Learning something new?
• Answering a question correctly?
• Overcoming a challenge?
• Passing an exam?
• Receiving a compliment? Accept
compliments and remember them “I’m great at this..”
• Be kind to yourself?
Building self-esteem
• Be kind to yourself

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mp a r e
Don’t co Everyone is different
s
to other
Say ki
nd
Be proud of your yourse things to
lf and
opinions others

ne g a tive Help Exercise, healthy food and good


l e ng e oth e rs o
C ha l ut sleep help us to be mentally
ts
though and physically healthy-
Building self-esteem
• Reduce your time on social media

ti m e l i m it Turn off social media at


y o u r s elf a
Set a fter least one hour before bed
h o u r s
e.g. 1-2
school Have a list
of other
distraction
s so social
media isn’t
the first
Make plans to do thing you t
urn to.
ple
things/ to meet peo

Turn off notifications


Sche
du
time w le in
h
your p en
h
turne one is
d off
Self-esteem journal
Thank you for your attention

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