Teenage Girl Self Esteem

Teenage girls in today's time face an overload of celebrity gossip that includes super model exploits as depicted by pop stars and runway models. A day does not go by when the media does not cover the story of either a pop star, movie star or model.

By seeing and listening to these news stories it is difficult then for a teenage girl to know what is right and what is wrong. Does the teenager act like a model or a pop star. Does the girl wear pop star or model clothes.

With these conflicts the teenage girl sometimes feels that she should be just like a model or a celebrity. After all these stars are just like sportsmen, there role models. Now a teenage girl suffering low self esteem is more prone to follow along with the popstar or model.

Teenage girl with high self esteem is not prone to be influenced by these news stories and continues on with her life considering all the information presented to her but remains an individual. The confident teenage girl has a good feeling about her self worth and her self confidence. By remaining like this and travelling through life enjoying the experiences presented to her, the teenage girl is continually building self esteem.

The teenage girl with low self esteem can build her self worth and self confidence by taking a few simple steps. The first is to forget about the pop star or the model for a short while. Sit quietly and reflect on your life looking for areas that you feel you lack confidence. Look at how you feel that you fit in with your friends, such as, do they like me, am I equal and do I participate equally with my friends. Now look at your family life and see where improvements can be made.

Once identified the teenage girl can then say to herself, "right I have to fix this" and then go about and fix it. Say for instance you do not like public speaking, then to fix it, gradually introduce yourself into some form of public speaking. Do it with your friends, take centre stage and tell them a story and look upon it as you being the public speaker.

It might take time but very soon you will gain self confidence by doing this and can then expand into different scenarios, such as talking in front of strangers. By building your self confidence in this very small way, you are building your self esteem.

This is a simple step that can be taken in any area you feel you lack confidence. Say to yourself, I will be a better friend, that is an affirmation. When your with your friends think your affirmation to yourself and when a friend says or does something you normally would criticise her for, don't and give words of encouragement. Building self esteem by being a good friend.

As your self confidence grows so does how you value your self worth. As time goes by and each is improved then you are building your self esteem. By having low self esteem you are not enjoying life as you should whereas if you have good self esteem, you are going to enjoy and live life to the fullest.

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