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How do you define self esteem is an important factor. Is it self respect? dignity? pride? It's hard to define it with clarity. Some simply refer to it as a perception of oneself, which is differcult then to say what is high and what is low.
Have I felt bad? Felt low and little? As I child growing up I certainly did at time and other times felt joyess and happy.
Although I have used pot and drunk excessively on a few occasions, I did so because I thought I could find pleasure in the occasion. Since then I have moved past that stage and now drink very little, I have no intention of getting drunk agian. I don't see the need for narcotics and pass on them when offered. Why did I experiment when I was younger? To simply experience it. I found that I don't particularly enjoy it and decided not to continue with it.
It is hard to say how my self esteem is now, since I really don't know. I feel good, I feel like I can accomplish what I have choosen to do. I feel like I can overcome what challenges face me. I still get anxious, I still get angry unneccisarly, I make mistakes and things don't always work out. I just think self assesment in the quantitative form is an insecure method of meauring youself. Much better to put your back to a wall and use a tapemessure.
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