Scientific facts about Low Self-esteem you need to know
Low self-esteem has been studied for years and the results are quite interesting both for those therapists and patients. If you have gone into this trouble for the past (or still do), or if you are a cognitive therapist who deals with patients suffering from Low Self-esteem, please read this compilation of scientific facts about this important health issue.
Firstly, people who are suffering from Low Self-esteem (we Danes call it lavt selvværd behandling)have been wrongly lumped together with criminals and child abusers. The popular assumption that led to this consideration was the fact that people did bad things because they had a bad image of themselves. But scientific reports indicate that all criminals do not have such a bad image of themselves, and that Low self-esteem is a distinct condition that may be caused for objective and understandable reasons. Therefore, have you got a feeling that you may develop symptoms of Low self-esteem, don’t feel that you should be compared to abusers and criminals. In fact, researches indicate that people suffering from Low self-esteem tend to treat themselves badly and hardly attack other people. In fact, there are credible reasons to consider that the real motivating factor that pushes criminal to undertake wrong actions is a too high self-esteem, and not low self-esteem.
Another strange error was to associate people suffering from Low Self-esteem with bullies. In the 1980’s, movements across US raised and asked officials to increase self-esteem in schools so as to stop bullies from bullying others. But peer reviews indicate that the increasing level of self-esteem has not prevented or stopped bullies. Therefore, reasons were to be found somewhere else than in the Low Self-esteem they were supposed to feel. Whatever the case, it is absolutely crazy to develop the unwarranted assumption that bad human behaviors could be explained only by a Low self-esteem.
Others reports indicate that some characteristics or symptoms of genuine Low self-esteem are ignored by therapists(those are known as den bedste psykoterapeut in Denmark) or mates. Even though anxieties and emotional turmoils as well as social withdrawals are to be considered with scrutiny, other tangibles symptoms have to be taken into consideration. They include eating disorders that are associated with other diseases; depression; reluctance to be highlighted and over-concern about other opinions.
According to scientists, there are at least 16 to 20 symptoms that have to been considered when therapists have to diagnose a Low-Self esteem behavior. The treatment should focus not only on the symptoms, but on the causes that could result from childhood troubles, or ongoing situation. For example, the same therapy cannot be undertaken on one who feels Low Self-esteem because he has been fired, and another one that has suffered rejection from the birth.
Those who have a Low Self-esteem of themselves have to think differently and accept both their abilities and weaknesses. Most of the time, they need the help of a cognitive therapist that can provide the specific counseling and contribute in the formation of a better image of the patient. Parents, mates and family should also encourage the patient.
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