5 Surprising Ways Childhood Shapes Your Self Esteem

Sometimes, the harshest voices we hear are the ones we learned as kids — not because someone yelled, but because love came with conditions, affection was withheld, or we were made to feel “too much” or “not enough.” If your self-esteem feels fragile, or you constantly doubt your worth, it might not be because you’re broken — but because you were shaped by an environment that didn’t nurture your inner self. In this video, we gently explore the signs your self-esteem may have been damaged early on and how to begin the process of rebuilding the parts of you that were made to feel small. Which signs resonate with you the most?

Writer: Chloe Avenasa
Editor: Rida Batool
Script Manager: Kelly Soong
Voice Over: Amanda Silvera (http://www.youtube.com/amandasilvera)
Animator: Ccinee Macabidang
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong
Assisted: Brisky Quach
Thumbnail: Anilezah Lam

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Further readings:
McLeod, S. A. (2017). Erik Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development. Simply Psychology. https://www.simplypsychology.org/Erik-Erikson.html

Bowlby, J. (1988). A secure base: Parent-child attachment and healthy human development. Basic Books.

Branden, N. (1994). The six pillars of self-esteem. Bantam.

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