Saturday, May 9, 2009

Self Concept

Self Concept is described as a relatively stable set of perceptions that you hold to be true about yourself. This includes everything from your emotions, talents, dislikes, likes, values, roles and so on. It is what you see when you see yourself. A person's self concept is influenced by many different things in this world. What people say to you and about really have a big effect on what people think of themselves. If someone says something to you that those clothes look a little too small on you or no I don't really like your hair that way, this really makes a person think about it more than they should. Everyone, myself included, does not take well to criticism that attacks our looks or what people see in us. When I get a feeling like this inside, I try to tell myself that it doesn't matter what others think of me, if I like who I am and how I look then there is nothing else that matters.
Thoughts like these are positive thoughts and will boost your self esteem. A high self esteem is known to make a person's day go better and be overall more productive. If you have negative thoughts about yourself your self esteem will go down as well. When this happens your days become uneventful and a person can get in a rut and be down on them self. If ones self esteem stays low enough for long enough, depression will set in. When depression sets in its hard to get out of it without help and support by friends and family. Sometimes when it gets really bad, a specialist or doctor needs to step in to try and fix the problem.

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