A psychological pattern in which a person's self-evaluation shifts between self-importance and self-doubt. The individual alternates between feeling superior and inferior. The alternation is both random and reactive. The self-esteem of the individual can alternate alone without any influence, although external factors like success and failure can influence the self-esteem aswell.
The magnitude of the alternation can be big to some individuals, but it can also be small. It's often big enough to be internally (and sometimes externally) visible, but not big enough to have a major impact on the day-to-day life of the individual.
Self-esteem oscillation is descriptive, not diagnostic. It can appear in otherwise completely healthy individuals. The central issue is not arrogance or insecurity alone, but rather the instability between them. Self-esteem oscillation is curable.
The magnitude of the alternation can be big to some individuals, but it can also be small. It's often big enough to be internally (and sometimes externally) visible, but not big enough to have a major impact on the day-to-day life of the individual.
Self-esteem oscillation is descriptive, not diagnostic. It can appear in otherwise completely healthy individuals. The central issue is not arrogance or insecurity alone, but rather the instability between them. Self-esteem oscillation is curable.
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Self-esteem is an indicator of how people have treated you or you have perceived the treatment.
Can be positive or negative.
Self-esteem is an indicator of how people have treated you or you have perceived the treatment.
Can be positive or negative.
"That outfit it so you" will effect self-esteem. This is an example of a statement that can be taken positively or negatively.
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