Role of low self-esteem in depression

Depression

Depression is a widely talked about topic in the world of psychology, the idea of finding no meaning in the world is the reality of a person suffering from depression, on a similar note, depression is a state of hyper reality, where we tend to focus on the things that in reality do not exist.

Here in depression it is about how people are opposing us, away from us and harming us in different ways, these become reality of our mind and heart with the stated fact that this in actual sense is complete nonsense, our closed ones are the ones who do always wish the best for us.

Not only this feeling is dangerous, this also has the ability to kill a person from inside out. The loneliness covers the actual working mind of the person.

While years ago, the problem of depression was almost nonexistent, today the issue had grown manifold due to the fact that people and cultures are step by step becoming individualistic and focused on work, time for children at home and loved ones is missing and hence no doubt, depression is reaching almost a new high every year.

But what is the use of talking about this, what is the conclusion to this mental stigma. One thing for sure is that the person who suffers from depression is the one who believes that he or she is not good enough, that is the whole key of unlocking depression around the mind, when one in reality starts believing in oneself on a really deep level, the idea of not being adequate disappears in such a case.

There is one thing very obvious about depression and that it is a state where no one must stay or be in that point for long time period, hence the need to share feelings come into being, talking to a friend or a loved one can help one reveal about their real value and the amount of love, care and affection that is actually available for them in reality.

What is self-esteem?

The idea of how one feels about oneself is self-esteem. While all the different aspects of suffering from depression is vague, it is clear that self-esteem is the one thing that paralyses depression, it is the base of all mental strength in humans. It is also to be noted that self-esteem of a person develops from a very young age and parents to play an important role in developing the esteem of the child.

Supporting children in their endeavors, asking them to come up with their own creation, being lenient while the child makes mistakes, these are some of the ways in which parents help fueling self-esteem in the child. Of course good parenting is also a part of the game.

One must clearly note that if self-esteem is high, the chance of getting into depression is low and if self-esteem is low, the chances of getting into depression becomes huge. Hence cultivation of good self-esteem is a must especially in the times of Covid 19 due to the fact that here in lockdown, most of us are forced to live in a secluded space with suspension of moving out, this highly increases the risk of loneliness and depression.

A good self-esteem is the backbone for confidence and happiness, especially in the later part of life, when one needs to constantly break down barriers and go out of comfort zone in order to work in every way possible, another major thing about self-esteem is that this no matter what be the situation, over a period of time can be built up which gives way to a strong character.

Self-esteem is the basic of the grounds on which human development occurs, it is the first sense of love we have towards ourselves.

Self-esteem happens to be the root cause of depression, a chain of negativity is followed inherently by low self-esteem,

First of all suppose there is a person with really very low self-esteem, in such cases if any negative event the person is exposed to will lead to a further and sharp decline in self-belief and self-confidence, when continued for a prolonged period of time this will lead to negative feelings in the long run and will finally make way for depression.

In such a case a person really needs to look deep within in order to find out the reason of the low self-esteem that has been cultivated through the years, this may happen due to negative family environment, loss of loved one, absence of loved ones, unacceptance by peers in schools or constant bullying or due to any life event that was devastating for the person, when the person finds the cause the person must stick with it and let all the negative emotions slowly come off, until all the negative emotions are solved and self-esteem is rebuilt again.

When this procedure is followed religiously, the real self-worth of a person emerges. Once the issue of self-esteem is tackled a lot of things such as not sharing emotions, self-belief, perseverance, self-worth courage and confidence gets built up on its own.

The world is full of examples which include having low self-esteem and still cultivating a good self-esteem and finally rising to the point of success in their own life, along the way people are welcome to go for therapy sessions which will include CBT in order to deal with the negative emotions and low self-esteem.

Other than this there is also a precise way to deal with depression and that is making small changes of diet, healthy food eating habits and good exercise which actually helps in removing the lethargic behavior that emerges due to depression, another way can be helping out people in need, when we actually have a look on the ones who have huge problems as compared to us the negative self-loathing stops and hence emerges the gratitude for the life that we live.

Herein I mentioned a few ways to tackle low self-esteem and depression, while the words may sometimes seem hollow but these are the only essential step required for entering an arena of peaceful existence