Self
Esteem & Depression
Many experts have the believe that a poor self esteem is
directly connected to depression. This is due to the various assessments that are completed in mental health
establishments. It is often the poor self esteem that leads a person to withdraw from various types of social
situations.
It can also allow them to self destruct various types of
relationships. They may not believe that someone so great would actually care about them so they end the
relationship. They may continue to push that person away until they decide to leave them. That scenario though
tends to just reinforce their belief that they aren’t good enough for anyone.
There is a substantial amount of information out there to
indicate that the reason so many adolescents in our society suffer from depression is due to their poor self
esteem. This is why so many health classes in junior high and high school cover self esteem. They also do various
types of activities in order to help students get a better image of themselves. Youths tend to classify themselves
by how others see them or how they perceive that others see them.
Many adolescents simply aren’t ready for the transitions
that will occur. Even a jump from junior high to high school can affect them. In junior high they are an upper
classman and have their friends around them. When they enter high school though they are the new kid on the block.
Many of their old friends are now scattered and they have to struggle to assess their own
identity.
Adults can also suffer from poor self esteem and depression.
Yet the fact that most bouts with depression start out in adolescents make sense. Research on groups of adults with
depression have found that when they are feel negative about themselves is when the depression is at its
worst.
Due to the correlation between self esteem issues and
depression, many doctors and mental health professionals now require therapy. They don’t want to just give the
individual some medication to take. The combination of medication and therapy really seems to help them to reduce
the effects of depression and to improve their self esteem.
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