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		<title>By: formerly_bob</title>
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		<dc:creator>formerly_bob</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Low self-esteem is generally a type of depression, where a depressed mood keeps you from feeling good about things people that would normally feel good about.  You can divide the causes of a depressed mood into two categories: biochemical and behavioral.  These categories overlap a little since numerous chemical in the brain (neurotransmitters such as serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine) affect affect your behavior by causing depressed moods and thoughts; and your behavior (such as doing something fun or rewarding, or focusing your thoughts on something negative) affects the release of neurotransmitters that affect mood.   It&#039;s often very difficult to determine if the self-esteem issue is chemically-based or behavioral since it&#039;s a like the question about whether the chicken or egg cam first.  

Since there are two possible causes, its usually best to attack both causes at once.  The chemical basis for low self-esteem is usually  treated effectively with anti-depressants.   Some people have genetic traits that cause their bodies to overproduce or under produce certain chemicals, and end up with depression.   If you are one of these people, then antidepressants may be the best way to overcome  the problems.  I seem to be this type of person - i struggled for years until i finally overcame my fears of discussing this problem with my doctor.

Some people notice that their self-esteem and mood go hand-in-hand with their behavior.  For example, you might meet a boy that you like and he starts paying a lot of attention to you, and you start feeling good about yourself.  But then the boy stops paying attention to you and you might begin to to think you are not worthy of his attention - this is a normal response - its how you deal with this response that separates people with low self-esteem from the rest of the pack.  Your choice of how to behave becomes important at this point because you can control how you deal with something that hurts your feelings.   A person with low self-esteem may simply have a bad habit of blaming themselves for someone elses&#039; behavior, and responding to problems by sitting around and doing nothing except thinking about how bad things are.  For example, if you were dumped by your boyfriend, you might start thinking of reasons why you caused the boy to lose interest in you and make up possible causes - like the boy lost interest because you think you said something stupid, or that you  are not pretty enough.  These things may not even be true, but a person with low-self esteem might choose to believe these thoughts are true and blame themselves - this is called internalization. 

In contrast, a person without high self-esteem intentionally fights against negative thinking.  If they are hurt by someone, they are more likely to take a neutral view of the situation or a negative view of the other person by telling themselves that the boy that dumped them wasn&#039;t a good match to begin with, or that he wasn&#039;t really all that interesting, or that there are many other boys that do like you - this is thought process involves externalization and rationalization which are defense mechanisms.  

A person with low self-esteem tends to internalize problems and make bad things worse, while a person with high self-esteem tends to rationalize or externalize problems to make them seem unimportant.  Beside these two behavioral tenancies, there is one other behavioral mechanism that is very important, and probably where you have the most control.  This mechanism is actively pursuing rewarding activities when you start to feel down.  

Some people engage in exercise like jogging, playing sports, or going to a gym, and this is often extremely effective at combating low self-esteem.  Other activities may be equally effective such as calling one of your friends and just talking, or maybe getting one of your friends to join you for something that is fun to do - like going to a water park or movie.  Fun activities and exercises take you mind off the negative thoughts and these activities also raise the levels of neurotransmitters that elevate mood.  

My advice is to read about depression and how to manage it.  Try to modify your behavior, and if this doesn&#039;t work after a while, then talk to your doctor about depression.</description>
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<p>Low self-admire is generally a type of depression, where a depressed mood keeps you from feeling excellent about things public that would normally feel excellent about.  You can divide the causes of a depressed mood into two categories: biochemical and behavioral.  These categories overlap a small since numerous chemical in the brain (neurotransmitters such as serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine) change change your behavior by causing depressed moods and thoughts; and your behavior (such as doing something fun or worthwhile, or focusing your thoughts on something negative) affects the release of neurotransmitters that change mood.   It&#8217;s often very hard to determine if the self-admire issue is chemically-based or behavioral since it&#8217;s a like the question about whether the chicken or egg cam first.  </p>
<p>Since there are two possible causes, its ordinarily best to attack both causes at once.  The chemical basis for low self-admire is ordinarily  treated effectively with anti-depressants.   Some public have genetic traits that cause their bodies to overproduce or under produce certain chemicals, and end up with depression.   If you are one of these public, then antidepressants may be the best way to overcome  the problems.  I seem to be this type of person &#8211; i struggled for years until i finally overcame my fears of discussing this problem with my doctor.</p>
<p>Some public notice that their self-admire and mood go hand-in-hand with their behavior.  For example, you might meet a boy that you like and he starts paying a lot of attention to you, and you start feeling excellent about yourself.  But then the boy stops paying attention to you and you might start to to reckon you are not worthy of his attention &#8211; this is a normal response &#8211; its how you deal with this response that separates public with low self-admire from the rest of the pack.  Your choice of how to behave becomes vital at this top since you can control how you deal with something that hurts your feelings.   A person with low self-admire may simply have a terrible habit of blaming themselves for someone elses&#8217; behavior, and responding to problems by sitting around and doing nothing except thinking about how terrible things are.  For example, if you were dumped by your boyfriend, you might start thinking of reasons why you caused the boy to lose interest in you and make up possible causes &#8211; like the boy lost interest since you reckon you said something stupid, or that you  are not pretty sufficient.  These things may not even be right, but a person with low-self admire might choose to believe these thoughts are right and blame themselves &#8211; this is called internalization. </p>
<p>In contrast, a person without high self-admire intentionally fights hostile to negative thinking.  If they are hurt by someone, they are more likely to take a neutral view of the situation or a negative view of the other person by telling themselves that the boy that dumped them wasn&#8217;t a excellent contest to start with, or that he wasn&#8217;t really all that fascinating, or that there are many other boys that do like you &#8211; this is thought process involves externalization and rationalization which are defense mechanisms.  </p>
<p>A person with low self-admire tends to internalize problems and make terrible things worse, while a person with high self-admire tends to rationalize or externalize problems to make them seem unimportant.  Beside these two behavioral tenancies, there is one other behavioral mechanism that is very vital, and probably where you have the most control.  This mechanism is actively pursuing worthwhile actions when you start to feel down.  </p>
<p>Some public engage in exercise like jogging, playing sports, or going to a gym, and this is often extremely effective at combating low self-admire.  Other actions may be likewise effective such as calling one of your friends and just talking, or maybe getting one of your friends to join you for something that is fun to do &#8211; like going to a water park or movie.  Fun actions and exercises take you mind off the negative thoughts and these actions also raise the levels of neurotransmitters that elevate mood.  </p>
<p>My advice is to read about depression and how to manage it.  Try to modify your behavior, and if this doesn&#8217;t work after a while, then talk to your doctor about depression.</p>
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		<title>By: Nikki</title>
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		<dc:creator>Nikki</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 05:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
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being bullied by others, berated by parents or teachers or grandparents.  feeling that you are not good at sports, art, school in general.

If you know you have it, then you need to start working to improve it.  Find something you are good at, and get going :)  best of luck to you!</description>
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<p>being bullied by others, berated by parents or teachers or grandparents.  feeling that you are not excellent at sports, art, school in general.</p>
<p>If you know you have it, then you need to start working to improve it.  Find something you are excellent at, and get going <img src='http://www.counselingmom.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />   best of luck to you!</p>
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		<title>By: Michelle O</title>
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		<dc:creator>Michelle O</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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Maybe you just dont like the person you are and you feel you want to be someone better than you are.. or you just dont like the way you look. or you dont feel good enough. But dont!
Theres no need for that.
Remember you are you. and no-ones perfect. and everyone will find soemone one day! =)

x</description>
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<p>Maybe you just dont like the person you are and you feel you want to be someone better than you are.. or you just dont like the way you look. or you dont feel excellent sufficient. But dont!<br />
Theres no need for that.<br />
Remember you are you. and no-ones perfect. and all will find soemone one day! =)</p>
<p>x</p>
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		<title>By: whittiertechhigh</title>
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		<dc:creator>whittiertechhigh</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 22:27:19 +0000</pubDate>
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causes of low self-esteem varies a lot. If you have been put down or people make fun of you and you believe it although its not true. I also have low self-esteem and my therapist helped me raise it so it was at normal point.</description>
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<p>causes of low self-admire varies a lot. If you have been place down or public make fun of you and you believe it even if its not right. I also have low self-admire and my therapist helped me raise it so it was at normal top.</p>
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		<title>By: john j</title>
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		<dc:creator>john j</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 23:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
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listening to my chemical romance for one, go find some positive uplifting music... i recommend POWER METAL \m/</description>
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<p>listening to my chemical romance for one, go find some positive uplifting composition&#8230; i urge POWER METAL \m/</p>
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		<title>By: Kate D</title>
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		<dc:creator>Kate D</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
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there can be many causes of low self esteem.  The main causes are feeling rejected, feeling in competition with others, failure and sometimes abuse. I also have low self esteem and  I think mine has developed from a feeling of being inferior to others and jelousy.</description>
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<p>there can be many causes of low self admire.  The main causes are feeling rejected, feeling in competition with others, failure and sometimes abuse. I also have low self admire and  I reckon mine has developed from a feeling of being inferior to others and jelousy.</p>
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		<title>By: silverlily</title>
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		<dc:creator>silverlily</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:49:22 +0000</pubDate>
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try to assess yourself what&#039;s going on with yourself lately. most likely cause of low self esteem is whenever you have been turned down or there is this something that you have been meaning to have but unable to reach for it.</description>
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<p>try to assess yourself what&#8217;s going on with yourself lately. most likely cause of low self admire is when you have been turned down or there is this something that you have been meaning to have but powerless to reach for it.</p>
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		<title>By: Bianca B</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bianca B</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 20:08:33 +0000</pubDate>
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go to this website...i dida search for low self esteem.
hope it&#039;s helpful</description>
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<p>go to this website&#8230;i dida search for low self admire.<br />
hope it&#8217;s helpful</p>
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