Self-Esteem

Self-Esteem is something that a lot of people struggle with at one point or another especially during the middle school and high school years. It's important for friends or people close to the person that is struggling with self-esteem issues to build that person up not tear them down. They might not believe what we say, but if we continue to be there for them and not be dismissive of they feel then maybe we can help them through it. It is essential that if we know someone who is struggling with self-esteem that we are supportive of them and not be people who will bully them for how they are they feeling because we could make it worse if we don't support them.

When we make fun of someone for having negative feelings about themselves it's called bullying and it isn't right. Bullies sometimes bully because there might be something in their life that they themselves are struggling with, but that doesn't make it okay. Self-esteem isn't just something that girls experience. Boys can experience it too and we need to understand that.

If anyone you know even if it's just someone you aren't friends with and they start talking about not liking anything about themselves then they are probably having self-esteem issues. We shouldn't ignore what they are saying and be mean to them for it. What they are feeling is valid and they should have people who will talk them up, like say good things about them, and not talk them down by saying things that will potentially make it worse. It will just escalate things and we can cause them harm by the words that we speak. 

We need to listen to them and try to be understanding. Even if we don't know how to help them feel better about themselves they still might need someone to listen to them regardless. That's how we can be helpful to all kinds of people who are struggling with something. Just listen to them when they want to be listened to because they might not feel like they have someone to do that.