I'm sure many of us have low self-esteem and lack of confidence in ourselves. When you received a criticism from someone, you'll tend to think that you're not good enough. When your self-esteem has been tampered with, you'll tend to fall harder. Another criticism from someone else just makes it worst for you and the next thing you'll want to do is just - break down and cry because you think that everyone else is better than you. Well, guess what, nobody's perfect at all. I'm sure you've heard of this, and yes, it's cliche but it's true!

I have this friend who is lacking of self-confidence. He is being criticized consistently by his friends because of his looks. Because of this, he is indulging in sadness most of the time and sadly but true, he cried every night because of his low self-esteem. I tried advising him several times to get back on his feet, but to no avail. He will tend to say negative things about himself and every time I tried stopping him from doing so, he just couldn't. Because his mindset is already - "I'm ugly, no one likes me." And tell you what, this is just going to hurt your self-esteem even more.

So, what are the steps to get back on your feet again and not feel as though you're worthless?

Step 1: Stop the negative self-talk. Self-talk is the ongoing conversation you have with yourself. Every time you hear yourself saying and affirming negative stuff about yourself TO yourself, STOP IT. Don't let one more negative thing about you get planted in your mind..
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Step 2: The best self esteem help is to say positive things to yourself every single day. Every day try to make it a point to say nothing but positive, self esteem building stuff to you. You will be amazed how much better you will feel about yourself and your life. Remember, you have to teach yourself how to gain self esteem first, then you can teach others. Self-praise can help sometimes too, though try not to self-praise too much because other people may not like it..

Step 3: Try to brush off what other people say about you. It may be hard but it's worth trying. Try to treat their criticism as something trivial. Have this planted on your mind - 'They can say whatever they want but they can never bring me down. They're just some heartless people who have no life, trying to bring other people down.'

These are the top 3 steps on how to regain your self-esteem. Don't be foolish as to think that you're worthless. YOU'RE NOT. Tell yourself that you're not what they say about you! Chin up, boys and girls, you're never alone. If you're willing to look on the positive side, then you'll be able to succeed in getting back what rightfully belongs to you - your self-esteem. If you still failed in regaining back your self-confidence, don't worry. Our tagboard is there and we'll be willing to help all of you :D