Posted by Racer on July 7, 2006, at 1:26:52
In reply to Low self esteem, the biggest source of problems?, posted by Michael83 on July 6, 2006, at 23:36:54
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> Does anyone else agree with me that the lack of self esteem is the primary source of psychological problems in most people?I'm gonna have to disagree, but only because of the word "most." In general, when I see anything saying that something is true of "most people," I get sceptical. I guess "Most people have two ears," I could go with, but anything to do with "most people feel [x]," I gotta respectfully disagree.
But that's me, and I'm a brat. (A middle aged brat, but some bratness is eternal.) (Or I'm just really immature...)
That said, I would agree that self-esteem is probably an issue of some sort for half or more of the population, in some area, at some time in their lives.
As for you, young man, lemme just suggest something to you that might help: approach "girls" as if they were people. We tend to go for that approach, you know. Sure, that's a flip way of saying it, but it sounds to me as though you're approaching women as potential girlfriends, rather than potential friends. Make friends, and you'll find yourself with a girlfriend. In fact, going out with a group of friends is a great way to learn to be more comfortable with women.
Good luck.
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