Whoolery How To Lose Your Self Esteem Analysis

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After viewing the critique: "How to Lose your Self-Esteem" by Matthew Whoolery, my favorite quote was from the excerpts of Dr. Whoolery's speech that stated, "All of the good we have in our lives come from others". In other words, sometimes too much self-sufficiency is never good. Self-sufficiency itself is not a bad thing since it allows to you decide on/make your own decisions instead of allowing others decide/make decisions for you. But, sometimes, if you rely heavily on self-sufficiency, you tend to separate from others, and you lose the ability rely on a support group. Personally, I think that building a support system/group is a great way to also help you make certain decisions/goals and learn to cope problems. In the beginning, I had problems …show more content…

Based on the synonyms, I would assume that it means that it's a reasoning/statement that involves two ideas that contradict each …show more content…

Whoolery mentions "...most of them were blaming low self-esteem for every kind of social ill?", he means that we as individuals tend to complain and put the blame on society/ culture. Social ills can range from poor academics to violent crimes, and I think that we tend to associate these bad behaviors with low self-esteem. But we need to realize that not all bad behaviors are associated with low-self esteem. Even those with high-self esteem can act on bad behaviors. Some of the takeaway steps that I remember according to Dr. Whoolery is that we should understand/realize that we are not all that "amazing". In other words, we tend to think highly of ourselves and it can be dangerous/risky as a result. The next step that I remember is the idea that "be the good you can be instead of the good others can be". In other words, do not be pressured by unrealistic standards society sets up for you aka social expectations. The five words that describe me are: Unique -

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