
254. Conditional Self-Esteem
UnF*ck Your Brain: Feminist Self-Help for Everyone
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What Is Conditional Self Esteem?
Conditional self esteem means that your relationship with yourself is defined by the presence or absence of certain external conditions. The problem with conditional self esteem is like the problem with conditional love from some one else, it's not reliable. It doesn't feel safe, and you can't depend on it, so you don't feel safe with yourself. Rate: We are socialized to believe that what makes us lovable are accomplishments, or appearance or certain virtuous personality traits were suppose to have.
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