Most people with low self-esteem have earned it

“Here’s a bumper sticker I’d like to see: “We are the proud parents of a child who’s self-esteem is sufficient that he doesn’t need us promoting his minor scholastic achievements on the back of our car.”

All neurotic symptoms have as their object the task of safeguarding the patient's self-esteem and thereby also the lifeline into which he has grown.

Self-esteem isn't everything; it's just that there's nothing without it

Every major life decision I made came from my pain, guilt and shame...even down to the man I chose for a husband.

I used to look in the mirror and feel shame, I look in the mirror now and I absolutely love myself.