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Do you consider yourself a person of high self-esteem? What are the psychological benefits of high self-esteem? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

High self-esteem benefits every area of your life and makes you generally happier. People who think highly of themselves will chase more ambitious goals<\/a> and are more likely to achieve them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep reading to learn how self-esteem correlates positively with several traits that improve happiness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Benefits of High Self-Esteem<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The psychological benefits of high self-esteem cannot be underestimated. This is partly due to self-fulfilling prophecies: High self-esteem drives you to take positive actions, which creates positive results, which leads to even more positive actions. For example, when you have good self-esteem, you go after and are more likely to achieve more meaningful goals<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Psychotherapist and self-esteem expert Nathaniel Branden suggests that self-esteem correlates positively with several traits that affect your ability to succeed and be happy, including: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rationality<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When you\u2019re rational, you respect evidence, and you understand that two contradictory statements cannot simultaneously be true in the same way. As such, you change your thoughts<\/a> when they\u2019re proven wrong instead of clinging to them. High self-esteem correlates with greater rationality because, as we\u2019ll learn in Pillar #1, self-esteem requires that you look for and respond appropriately to evidence. (Shortform note: In actuality, most of us don\u2019t change our minds because we rarely believe we\u2019ve been proven wrong<\/a>. This is due to confirmation bias<\/a>, which Kahneman describes in Thinking, Fast and Slow<\/em><\/a>: We tend to find and interpret information in ways that confirm our existing beliefs<\/a> and undervalue information that contradicts them.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Intuitiveness and Creativity<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Both intuitiveness and creativity require trust in your own mind. Your intuitions stem from subconscious thoughts<\/a> that you can\u2019t explain logically, so you must trust your mind<\/a> enough to believe and act on such thoughts. (Shortform note: One study adds that your unconscious assessment of your own self-esteem levels is an act of intuition<\/a> in and of itself.) Similarly, you only act <\/em>on your creative insights if you believe that you\u2019re capable<\/em> of good ones. As such, high self-esteem correlates with both intuitiveness and creativity. (Shortform note: However, research suggests a caveat: One study found that people who have high self-esteem in a specific area are more creative in that area<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Independence<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When you\u2019re confident in your own capability, you take ownership of your decisions and trust your ability to make them without others\u2019 input\u2014so high self-esteem correlates with higher independence<\/a>. (Shortform note: This may be especially true when your self-image is questioned: One study found that someone whose ego is threatened becomes more independent if they have high self-esteem<\/a>, but more reliant on others if they have low self-esteem<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Consequences of Low Self-Esteem<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Just as healthy self-esteem benefits you, poor self-esteem harms you. In this section, you\u2019ll learn how having low self-esteem<\/a> causes you to behave in ways that further erode your self-esteem, diminish your happiness, and create problems in your relationships and work. We\u2019ll also discuss how low self-esteem can be concealed by a false sense of self-esteem that may ultimately cause greater harm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Branden warns that poor self-esteem encourages fear\u2014and thus obstructs your ability to raise your self-esteem<\/a><\/strong>. He contends that to increase your self-esteem<\/a>, you must believe that you\u2019re capable and worthy of facing reality\u2014about yourself, others, the circumstances of your life, and the consequences of your actions. But if you suspect you\u2019re not<\/em> capable or worthy, you don\u2019t look for answers because you fear that they might prove you right: In other words, low self-esteem makes you afraid <\/em>of facing reality<\/a>. So you instead find comfort in the idea that you behave how you do because it\u2019s who you are<\/a><\/em>. Your behavior aligns with this image\u2014which, as we\u2019ve seen, lowers your self-esteem even further, creating a vicious cycle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, if you have low self-esteem, you might fear that you\u2019re incapable of sending out a strong job application\u2014and then grow so paralyzed by this fear that you never bother to create one. You then create an image of yourself that you\u2019re the kind of person who can\u2019t find a job, and then you continue behavior that prevents you from finding a job\u2014like not filling in the application.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Branden adds that if you have low self-esteem, you\u2019re more likely to struggle in your romantic relationships. <\/strong>When you don\u2019t love yourself, you\u2019re unable to give<\/em> love to others. So you instead look for others to give you the approval you can\u2019t give yourself. This isn\u2019t really love, Branden posits, but rather a search for validation. Worse, if you do <\/em>receive love, you can\u2019t accept it. When reality clashes with your narrative that you\u2019re unlovable, you grow anxious. But you never consider that your narrative<\/em> is wrong. Instead, you resolve your anxiety by making reality match what you believe and taking self-sabotaging actions that prove you\u2019re unlovable\u2014like being cruel to partners who treat you well until they get fed up with your mistreatment and leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, low self-esteem damages your ability to succeed at work, too. <\/strong>Notably, you may feel threatened by others\u2019 success. Since you\u2019re unconfident in your own abilities, you judge others\u2019 accomplishments not by their own merits but by how they reflect on you: When they succeed, you feel jealous and worry that their achievement will show the world how little you\u2019re accomplishing. This may lead you to engage in destructive behavior, like being unnecessarily rude to your successful colleague. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, some people with low self-esteem develop a false sense of self-esteem<\/strong>, or \u201cpseudo self-esteem\u201d<\/em>\u2014which, Branden warns, is dangerous. They don\u2019t want to admit that they feel incapable and unworthy, so they find external sources of validation\u2014like friends or lovers or possessions. For example, you may derive your self-worth from the attractiveness of your spouse. But this isn\u2019t true self-esteem, Branden contends. Self-esteem ultimately comes from how you<\/em>\u2014not others\u2014view yourself. So self-esteem that comes primarily from others lacks the benefits of true self-esteem. Moreover, Branden warns, it risks making you dependent on how others view you\u2014which would lower your self-esteem even more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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