Poll: How's your self esteem?

[Calibanbutcher]

If I could I would marry myself, I am an anthropomorphic representation of the very concept of "perfection", I am proof that a benevolent creator exists and that he also likes to brag, whenever I sex up a girl I make her wear a mask of myself to cover her face so I can lovingly look myself in the eye whilst I finish.



ON a more serious note:
I have a damn good self-esteem but I manage to not be arrogant about it. I never assume that anyone around me is less intelligent than me or that I am in any way special because the way I it is that only those that have achieved greatness are "special" in any way and as of yet I have no outstanding achievements to account for and most of my humour is based around taking the piss out of myself as well as others, I am reasonably good looking, could do with shedding one or two kilos but all in due time.

One more "skill" I deem noteworthy: I stomach criticism incredibly well.

 

[Poetic Nova]

Low enough with all the stuff I've been through. I don't think I look good and almost everything I do feels like i'm doing it wrong.

 

[Headsprouter]

Pretty low judging by how self conscious I am and how I'm still beating my self up for muck-ups that happened years ago. It makes me a bit of a doormat.

I wouldn't say I hate myself, though. Even so, it fluctuates. It's pretty low at the minute, though, seeing as I have been doing awful academically. But I still want to see what happens if I try my hardest. If it goes well, I'll be very happy.

 

[Zanderinfal]

Given the history of negative mental health in my family, it's not great.

It kind of depends on the day and the time on said day, but the highest I view myself is something like "I'm somewhat ahead of the game, but you know, other people are really awesome too," all the way down to "Wow, I'm a massive fucking ****. Why do I get up in the mornings if I'm just going to be this useless and counter-productive? I can't believe that I'm exactly the sort of person I would normally laugh at."

As I said, depends on the day and time, but generally not great.

 

[Drummodino]

I'm pretty fucking close to "I hate myself" right now. My moods have been swinging wildly lately though. Right now I'm just angry at myself. I've had a really full on week at university and was looking forward to some alone time this weekend. However I've been forced to socialize last night and today. I was made to feel bad for not wanting to go to a friend's house and made to feel bad for dominating in a game of Settler's of Catan. Then my sports team lost a final they should have won with my friends cheering for the other team. Finally today was election day in Australia and a party led by a sexist, backwards, climate-skeptic asshole won convincingly (goodbye National Broadband Network).

So I snapped, and abused my friends and locked myself in my room. Now I feel guilty as fuck. Yea I hate myself right now. Even at the best of times my self esteem is pretty fucking low and right now... fuck this shit.

Sorry for the rant...

 

[Zhukov]

In constant flux.

Some days I reckon I'm an alright fellow with a solid brain and a nice smile. Others days I view myself with pure, unadulterated contempt.

I've never hated myself though. I understand myself very well and it's hard to hate something you understand.

 

[M0rp43vs]

Can one be both 2 & 4? Because that's where I put myself.
I know I am awesome(How many martial artist, musician, magician, dancing Bruneians can anyone name?) but I'm kept in check by knowing there is always someone better, and because there is, I'm not gonna let him slack off if he's gonna be better than me.

But I'm easily envious, and even I get eaten up by failure, am often besieged with feelings of not good enough at times and believe me, I tend to be the first person to beat myself up (though that may be because I may be a latent masochist...)

So yea, I don't suffer from Pride but I probably embody Envy a lot. Its just that I don't have the Sloth that's often associated with it and tend to take it as a challenge I don't like to lose. Now if I could do something about that narcissism...

 

[Zhukov]

Finally today was election day in Australia and a party led by a sexist, backwards, climate-skeptic asshole won convincingly

Wait, what?

*google*

Arrrgh, fuck me dead!

I was at work all day. Completely forgot about the election. Didn't check results. Well... now I know.

I mean, don't get me wrong, Labor are a useless pack of bastards at the best of times, but at least they aren't him.

 

[scorptatious]

Well, I just had a successful interview that probably netted me a job, so my self esteem is higher than usual now.

Usually though, it's not very high.

 

[Tsun Tzu]

I think most people fall into the fourth category, myself included.

Perversely, really confident people weird me out. I mean, I can understand having a sense of pride in an action, trait, ability, or creation, but just being...chipper...and upbeat about one's status in life? Odd.

 

[Eleuthera]

I voted "I don't think I'm that great, but I could be worse" but at the same time it's "I think I'm better than most people, but I do have some flaws"

Basically I'm disappointed in myself, but I'm generally even more disappointed in most other people I meet. I'm not really a misanthrope (any more) but it's a rather rare occasion id people live up to my expectations, and I include myself in that if that makes any sense...

 

[Lieju]

Well, I'll put it this way;

My self-loathing is my mental fuel.
A lot of things cause me anxiety and despair but I can do them by convincing myself I deserve every bit of it.
But, you know, I might.

That's the problem with asking people that question. Everyone is going to believe their image of themselves is realistic and that they don't have deluded views of themselves; they just really are that horrible or awesome.

 

[Drummodino]

Finally today was election day in Australia and a party led by a sexist, backwards, climate-skeptic asshole won convincingly

Wait, what?

*google*

Arrrgh, fuck me dead!

I was at work all day. Completely forgot about the election. Didn't check results. Well... now I know.

I mean, don't get me wrong, Labor are a useless pack of bastards at the best of times, but at least they aren't him.

I may move to Canada.

 

[HoneyVision]

My self esteem is good. I don't cut myself but I'm not an self-assured bastard. I also ABSOLUTELY DESPISE people who fish for sympathy for their self esteem. I hope I never become like that.

Self esteem is not about how confident you are, it's more about how resilient you are.

 

[Akytalusia]

hmm.. it'd depend on the definition of self esteem. as a prisoner of flesh, i hate my vessel and wish death upon it. as far as self image, i'm confident in my natural ability to perform and/or learn new skills. comparing myself to the average, i'd say i'm not above or below anyone. i see all life, including me, as in exactly the same boat.

 

[wooty]

I'd probably throw myself into the "hate myself" category right now. Shit job, no girlfriend, moved back in with parents because my idiot mate decided to blow his housing deposit on tropical fish......TROPICAL FISH!!!!!!!!!!!! Fucking tool!, started to gain weight, stopped going the gym (mostly due to my shit job draining the soul out of me).

I know it cold be a hell hell hell hell of a lot worse, but my self esteem has taken a huge broadside over the last year.

 

[KOMega]

I try to be optimistic and get stuff done, but I always have the urge to just curl up into a ball, cry and wish death upon myself.

Doesn't happen often, but despite my outward behavior, I do kinda hate my life.
Could be worse I suppose.

 

[loc978]

It's fine. I try not to have an inflated or deflated opinion of myself. Realist beliefs help.

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[AndrlCh]

I have relatively high self esteem in that I don't wish bodily harm upon myself or that I think I'm lower than dirt, but I am critical of myself if only for my further improvement. I've never had a girlfriend, never been kissed, have had some shitty jobs, have had weight issues, and have made tons of mistakes regarding important things, but these things have never gotten me down since I know that if I put my mind to it I can always do better. This ties into my general philosophy in life; know your limits, aim lower than them, be pleasantly surprised when you can surpass them, and adjust. Sure this sounds a bit defeatist and cynical, but I always have found more joy in the small day-to-day delights than any major accomplishment (for example, the day I got my BA, I found more happiness in the lunch that I had with my family than in the ceremony and what it represented).

 

[C F]

I'm going to vote number 2 because I'm not so caught up in my own ego to delude myself into thinking I have no flaws. Knowing that I do, and knowing what they are allow me to compensate for them and be that much better. Also, I'm so good I don't need to marry myself. That much me would be redundant.

But yes. I do have quite the self-esteem. Once you realize that everyone has their flaws and shortcomings, you can either focus on yours heavily for the rest of your life like a self-centered... person who focuses on their flaws heavily for the rest of their life, or you can choose to be awesome instead.
I like the "be awesome" choice. It involves a lot of maniacal laughter in my spare time and toxic levels of self-confidence. You all should try it sometime.