Self Esteem
On a scale of 0 to 10, rate your self-esteem or how you feel about yourself today.
- The way you feel about yourself, or how you rate yourself is called self-esteem. Self-esteem is to do with accepting yourself, feeling confident, and liking yourself.
- Everyone’s feelings about themselves can change from day to day, and are affected by many different situations and events. Nobody feels good about themselves all the time.
- People sometimes respond differently to the same event — how we feel about ourselves is partly affected by the expectations we have of ourselves.
On a scale of 0 to 10, rate your self-esteem or how you feel about yourself today.
Below are some personal strengths that are divided up into five broad contexts. They may or may not be appropriate for you. Circle any of the strengths that may be appropriate for you, and add some of your own strengths in each area.
After reflecting on your strengths, rate your current self-esteem using the Self Rating again. Compare it with the Self Rating you did earlier.
- Do you think listing some personal strengths made you feel differently about yourself? If so, why might this be?
- Of the five self-esteem contexts – social, school, family, personal characteristics and interests/sports – which are the most important to you and why?
- Write down two or three things that you believe are most important for building self-esteem.
This lesson is adapted from Beyond Blue: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/healthy-places/secondary-schools-and-tertiary/secondary-schools-program/year-8