Self esteem

[GrandDesespoir]

I was roundly told on another thread that I need to improve my self-esteem. This, though easy to say, is probably a fair comment.

So, wise Mumsnetters, how does one do this? What practical steps can one take to improve self-worth?

FWIW, I am employed, I'm not overweight, I'm not in an abusive relationship, I'm not in debt, I'm in good health, I have friends and hobbies and a good relationship with family members. However I'm single and childless and live alone.

Help!

OP - I must admit I've only skim read this thread, but notice you've come on a public forum to ask for advice on how to increase your self-esteem despite reporting to have sought professional help with this issue (from a variety of professionals and spending over £30k in the process) with no success. What miracle advice do you realistically think you will get from this forum?

I can understand your frustrations at being single for 12 years - I was single for 13 years before meeting my now husband. I sincerely hope you find the help you need, but I'm not sure this is the place where you will find it.

Barnes79

You're probably right - although people have said some helpful things on this thread. I guess I was just trying another angle.

Sometimes a person can be caught up with too much navel gazing and looking for 'answers'.

There are not always hard & fast tangible 'answers' to be found, so instead of wasting even more time & money trying to 'fix' yourself I would instead just get on with looking at and acknowledging the positives instead of focusing on the negatives.
Perhaps there's nothing to actually 'fix' at all.