Self Esteem

fia1998
fia1998 Community member Posts: 2 Listener
I have had bad self esteem pretty much all my life with my disabilities with me being short but I surrounded my self with family and friends who love me. They quickly talked to me and put those thoughts to bed and it made me feel a lot better about myself rather than being short and fat. They made me see that I had to fully embrace my disability and let it control me.

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  • Richard_Scope
    Richard_Scope Posts: 3,638 Cerebral Palsy Network
    Hi @fia1998
    Great to meet you! I can empathise with what you have said about self-esteem and impairments. I struggled in my teenage years with my self-image and like you I realised that everybody is different, with the help of family. 
    I like a chat so you don't need to feel shy.
  • Pippa_Alumni
    Pippa_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 5,765 Championing
    Welcome to the community @fia1998, and thank you for sharing this with us. So glad to hear that you have the support of family and friends!
  • puppy2005
    puppy2005 Community member Posts: 3 Listener
    I’m short 4” 9 I’ve had depression worse since 2003 when my sister died slowly got worse over the years now just feel helpless xxx