“ I suffer from accurate self-esteem”, Think you look good ? Think again..
Although we do indeed see ourselves in the mirror every day, we don’t look exactly the same every time. Which image is you? Research says that people on an average, resolve that ambiguity in their favor forming a representation of their image that is more attractive than they actually are.
Of course looks aren’t everything.Moral principles are far more important.
Psychologists have exposed the many ways that people subconsciously maintain and massage their moral self image.They rate themselves morally superior to the next person, overestimate the likelihood that they will act virtuously in the future,see their own good intentions as praise worthy while others as inconsequential. And they soften their moral principles while doing a truly dirty job, like carrying out orders to exploit uniformed customers.
We tend to lessen the import of our moral lapses as the time passes, while accentuating our propensity for performing good deeds.Such benign self delusions can grow into more malignant form of narcissism. Extreme case of narcissism compensates for deep inadequacies and requires a complete diagnosis.
Opposite end of this narcissism is malady known as body dysmorphic disorder, where the victims becomes so obsessed with a perceived physical flaw that they often refuse to leave their house without covering their faces.Others turn to drugs, alcohol or compulsive cosmetic surgery, when one imagined flaw is corrected another often arises to take its place.
The best treatment to this is cognitive behavior therapy, where patients learn to incorporate the imagined defect into a more complete view of themselves.They might also be wise to pay heed to an old adage:When looking in the mirror,we are looking at the problem.But also the solution.
Unitedworld Executive.
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