Healthy self-esteem is the key to women’s holistic health. Self-esteem problems are the most frequent mental health problem among women. Body image is very important; It is one of the factors that affect a woman’s self-esteem. Today, women must build confidence in their relationships, jobs, personal lives, parenting skills, and the ability to live their dreams. This will help them stay in charge of their apple cart. For a woman, how she looks matters a lot. A woman can spend minutes to hours in front of the mirror just to make sure she looks her best before going out. A healthy self-image positively influences a woman’s self-esteem.
The term self-esteem is used to describe a person’s general sense of personal worth or self-esteem. It is a personality trait that involves a variety of beliefs about oneself, such as behaviors, emotions, habits (habits and attitudes), beliefs, and the valuation of one’s appearances. Confidence and self-satisfaction impact all areas of life. This also increases your self-esteem and self-respect. Humility, modesty and humility help you improve your self-esteem. Self-esteem is a sense of worth and personal ability that is central to a person’s identity. Your concept of yourself has a great effect on how and what you feel about yourself. By loving yourself you increase your self-esteem!
As a woman, the best way to live a beautiful and happy life is to believe in yourself. Every woman has the power and potential to live the life of her dreams, but many of them are not due to the problem of low self-esteem. She can increase her self-esteem and improve her life and living through these means listed below.
#1 Appreciate your physique:
Those women that you see on the pages of some newspapers, magazines and television ads are often not realistic representations of real women. When you always see size 4 women and you’re a size 10, you may start to feel undesirable or less good about yourself. Don’t worry about the media! Walking through your community, you will see women of different sizes, shapes, colors and heights; know that being beautiful and sexy comes in different forms, including yours. Appreciate and celebrate yourself because God made you wonderfully and beautifully, the master designer. Feel good about yourself. Note: the value you give yourself matters a lot in life.
#2 Have positive thoughts and beliefs:
Replace negative and debilitating thoughts with uplifting and empowering thoughts. For example, if you think that you are ugly, this will become real to you because your mind paints your world. Even if you have made mistakes in the past, forgive yourself and take heart. When things aren’t going well, relax and give each other pep talks. Positive thinking, confession and doing give a positive result. Affirm, “I am beautiful and unique!”
#3 Avoid unhealthy comparisons:
Unhealthy comparison of yourself to someone else will only make you feel bad. No two people are alike; each woman is unique and special. You can’t be like Ozichi Onuoha, Tammie Roundtree, Mitchell Obama, Georgenia Chigozie Onuoha, Angelina Jolie, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Noni Ntaka Camagwini, Agbani Darego, Paula White, Dora Akunyilu or Naomi Harris and they can never be like you. Be the best you can! You were born original; don’t die like a copy.
Although women are called the fairer sex, they are endowed with great potentials that enrich lives 24/7. Self-esteem gives power and vigor to a woman’s life and can be enhanced with self-confidence. Do those things that empower you and make you happy; these increase self-esteem.
© IFEANYI ENOCH ONOUHA
