Sticking to a diet required me to have a permanently low self-esteem. But happily, I developed other skills beyond a fluctuating weight, eventually building up a different source of self-worth.

I've suffered from low self-esteem.

So many comics have such low self-esteem.

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

Empowered Women 101: If he’s with you, it’s a given that he finds you attractive. Don’t talk him out of his attraction by highlighting all your flaws and spending your time cutting down other women's qualities that you are jealous of. A real women focuses on what she has and fixes what she doesn't like. She doesn't blame people for not seeing what she doesn't always see in herself.

Low self-esteem is like driving through life with your hand-brake on.