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Self worth v self esteem
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There tends to be confusion in understanding the concepts of self-worth and self-esteem, often leading to misguided helping.
Self-worth is a given, unchangeable; it is what you are, from the moment of conception; sacred, worthy of giving and receiving love, unique, individual, possessing vast intellectual potential and giftedness.
Self-esteem is a screen self , a crust you form around your real self in order for you to survive in your world. The greater the threats to your expression of your self-worth, the lower is your self-esteem and the higher are your protectors.
Basically, self-esteem is the amount of your real self that you dare show to people. It’s the sense that self-esteem is a screen, because it hides or veils what would be threatening to reveal.
The question now arises ‘ How is self-esteem developed?’ “How does one develop low self-esteem?” “How does one develop middle self-esteem?” and finally “What about those with high self-esteem?’