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This Self Esteem Exercise asks you to arrange 9 opinions in order of how important they are to you. We all value the opinions of others to some extent and modify our conduct and appearance accordingly. The problems start when their views provide the trigger for harmful behaviour that can effect our well being. Starting to smoke, or becoming a bully or drinking too much are examples of this. A cruel remark about your appearance can cause the onset of an eating disorder. Your level of self esteem has a lot to do with your response to the views of others and can be reflected in the arrangement of the nine statements. You should read the section on self–esteem and give yourself time to consider the effect others have on you, and what you should do about this. Print out the page and put a number beside the nine statements indicating the most important answers as number 1 and the least important as number 9. Do the exercise again in a month or two and see if there is any difference. There can only be an improvement in your self-esteem if you carry out some of the suggested activities. As your self esteem improves the statements containing your own opinions should move towards the top. Please click here to download exercise
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