
Sexual Abuse Support Group
Sexual abuse is a relative cultural term used to describe sexual relations and behavior between two or more parties which are considered criminally and/or morally offensive. Different types of sexual abuse involve: Non-consensual, forced physical sexual behavior such as rape, incest or sexual assault, or psychological forms of abuse, such as verbal sexual behavior or...

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How do you build your self-esteem? What has worked for you? I have always struggled...I have good days and bad days. However, I have been having a couple of bad weeks. Just feeling worthless and unlovable. Don't want to intrude on my friends because I'm always calling them with "problems". I just want to feel better about myself. My friends don't understand what it is like when you feel like your whole world is going to fall apart because of fear and insecurity. How can I feel more secure in who I am and hold my head up for once in my life? I am in therapy but there must be other work I can do.
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I think that building self-esteem is a long difficult process. It is important to acknowledge your success whereever it occurs. Then maybe, when you're feeling down and low, you can try to remember what you did well.
For me, it literally is a slow going process; difficult to hush those negative voices I grew up with. Something I hate admitting is that it takes a lot of mental energy to re-direct the negative self talk.
Act as if. Maybe in time, (for those like me, a LOT of time), you will possess what you aspire to.
Things that get you involved and add value to you as a person.
hope this helps.