Self Esteem and Ego Are Inversely Related - When 1 Goes Up, The Other Goes Down...

Do you know that a part of us that seeks self-respect form others is called ego? The ego is projection of how we want and need the world to see us. With low self-esteem (meaning the ego is in charge), when we get 'good' or positive feedback, we feel good about ourselves. When we don't, we feel less good about who we are.

When someone is rude or embarrass us - does anything that is disrespectful-if we have low self-esteem, it causes us to question our own self-worth and lash out with anger. This is why a person with low self-esteem is highly sensitive-because his opinion of himself fluctuates with his ability to impress others.

Understand, it is only our ego - our false self-that gets offended. The greater our self-esteem, the less hurt we feel when someone is disrespectful.

When a person gets angry, it is because he is, to some extent, fearful. And this fear comes from the fact that he has lost control of some aspect of his life - of his circumstances, his understanding of his world, or his self-image. Anger is the impulsive response to this fear, which then sparks the conflict, feud or disagreement because we direct our anger toward the source that we feel is responsible for robbing us of our power, our control....

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