When I was in highschool, my friends worried about the usual - does my rear end look good in these jeans, do I need to lose weight, that guy/girl would like me if only my skin looked better, I'll never be normal. I worried about wearing splints on my wrists, my swollen toes looking like little sausages when I wore sandals and knowing that my Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) and what it did to my body meant I'd never be normal.
A positive body image is so important to your self-esteem,...
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Before I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis, I was happy, healthy and skinny! I never really had to worry about my weight or my looks... Read more »
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As I described in my last post, having little or no self-esteem has led to a habit of comparing myself to other people. I always come up... Read more »
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Adults with ADD/ADHD may be constantly struggling to keep up. They may switch jobs often, either because they become bored with their duties or... Read more »
Self-Esteem. This is how we view our own self worth. Although this should be measured in terms of the type of person we are, for example, are we... Read more »
A new study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology has found that a person's self-esteem increases as he or she grows older. But this... Read more »
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