Boost Self-Esteem: Stop Comparing Yourself | Anxiety | @caroline-cavanagh

You'll probably work out as we go through this, I love talking in metaphors, and I think of self-esteem being a lot like the skeleton. We can't see the skeleton inside of us, but it gives us structure and it facilitates us to do things. Self-esteem is very similar in that it gives the personality structure, and when it's strong, will allow them to do things too. However, the biggest eroder of self-esteem is comparison. Hmm. And it's futile to say to a teenager, well, just don't compare. Comparison is a natural survival Survival instinct. We will always be comparing. And if we go back to being cavemen, if you are looking at the pack of wolves and going, oh, isn't that one pretty? Whilst you weren't looking at the one that was about to attack you, then you're not gonna last very long. So when we compare, we will naturally look for the negative before the positive, because that's a survival instinct.