Welcome back, everyone. This week, I would like to talk about low self-esteem and how you can deal with triggers that will take you back to a place that leaves you feeling down or like a lesser version of yourself.
As hard as it might be to believe not all people have to deal with low self-esteem, and if you are one of these people, nothing I will say in this week’s newsletter will apply to you; I am happy to tell you. Yet for the rest of us who do have to deal with low self-esteem or, for that matter, any kind of trigger, even if only occasionally, this week, I would like to point out five ways that anyone can deal with their low self-esteem when triggered.
Something to understand before we jump in is that most people do not have to deal with chronic low self-esteem. Most people have bad moments that make them doubt themselves or their ability to accomplish a particular task. In most cases, only when these moments occur frequently will lead to the person feeling like a failure all the time or what would be referred to as chronic low self-esteem. Now that this is understood let’s jump on to this week’s topic as we take our next step toward becoming positively improved.
See the illusion
The first step you should take when dealing with your triggered low self-esteem is to work out the truth and the lie. Those of us who have to deal with low self-esteem tend to allow our shadow side to talk us into believing things that are not true. Such as ” you are a failure” or “you are not good enough. “
Things such as this are illusions or flat lies we tell ourselves. For some reason, it is much easier to believe these things are true than to think good things about ourselves, especially when we are not meeting our expectations.
You need to remember that if it is negative, it is generally not true. The truth is you can not be a failure as long as you try. You are good enough. No matter what that negative voice in your head might think of you. If you could not achieve whatever is placed before you, it simply would not be before you. It is always best to squash and banish those negative voices by reinforcing your belief system with positive thoughts.
Recognize the truth
You can also see the truth of the situation that you are dealing with. For example, if you are not reaching a desired outcome. Then, step back and take a look at things. If you take an honest look at things and back up what you see about the situation with facts, you will align and reinforce what you see about the situation and yourself.
When you can back what you see up with facts of events or personal actions that you have taken, you will see the truth of the situation and yourself so much more apparent.
When you can see the truth, the illusions lose power over you. This is an excellent way to begin shielding yourself against that negative voice that likes to treat you and make you feel low or less than you are.
See the positive
One of the best ways to regularly protect yourself from low self-esteem is to see things from a positive mindset. Seeing things from a positive perspective allows us to look at things from a lens of love and, even better, hope.
This lens allows us to have a certain level of confidence in ourselves and the situation itself. In many cases, this will prevent any triggers of low self-esteem before they occur. Positive thinking is like a protective bubble to keep you mentally and emotionally on the right path.
You can even create mantras to help you stay in this positive frame of mind. Mantras and affirmations work best when used daily, which I will explore more in the next section.
Remind yourself
For those of you who don’t know what mantras are, they are simple sayings or quotes that aid with positive perspective or thinking.
Basically, they can be used as a reminder that such and such is your truth.
An excellent example of this would be a mantra:” I have the Midas touch, and everything I touch turns to gold.” Although this might not be true, it will align you to significant success. The more you remind yourself of these mantras, the greater your ability to regularly be in a positive frame of mind, and the stronger that protective bubble will be around you.
Be kind to yourself.
One of the best things you can do when dealing with low self-esteem is simply to be kind to yourself. One of the things we can get so bad at is telling things that make us feel more inadequate than we already think.
It is always best to reinforce yourself with positive words and self-love. No one on this earth should love you more than you love yourself. This self-love should be reflected in how you talk and treat yourself.
Two great things will come from this: one, you will be able to fight off your low self-esteem, and two, you will show those around you how to treat you. We are always the most outstanding teachers of how we believe we deserve to be treated.
Final Thoughts
Now allow me to summarize this week’s newsletter by saying that when you use these methods of seeing the illusion, recognizing the truth, seeing the positive, reminding yourself, and being kind to yourself. You will have a greater chance at success in combating any triggers of your low self-esteem.
With that, I will bring this week’s newsletter to a close. I hope that you found this helpful information. If you know anyone who could use this information, please share it with them.
If you want to share your thoughts on this topic, please do so in the comment section below. As always, thank you for taking this step with me toward becoming positively improved. Until next week, namaste.
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