Anyone else not have crippling self esteem problems?

[Angerwing]

A really common occurrence I've noticed here on the Escapist is people complaining about how much they suck. Are self esteem issues something inherent amongst nerds/gamers, or do we just have an over-representation of angsty teens?

Anyway, I was wondering about the flipside of this. The Escapees who think that they're actually awesome.

So Escapist, do you think you are awesome? And why?

 

[BonsaiK]

I think the reason why you notice this is that the people with low self-esteem tend to announce it, whereas the people without low self-esteem feel no need to say anything at all.

I'm not sure how awesome I am and I don't care really. Everyone's got different opinions on it anyway. I just do my thing... I'll let others worry about if any of it is any good or not...

 

[JRCB]

Well, I do suck. But that's not going to prevent me from being a magnificently random person, who shamelessly will flirt with his closest friends (most of which are dudes [I'm not homosexual, actually]) and be a smartass to no end.

 

[Angerwing]

Oh, I forgot to mention, feel free to say why you're awesome without feeling like an arrogant ass. This is your free space.

 

[Stoic raptor]

I am definitely awesome. I do what is right and dont care about assholes.

 

[royohz]

Well, I do suck. But that's not going to prevent me from being a magnificently random person, who shamelessly will flirt with his closest friends (most of which are dudes [I'm not homosexual, actually]) and be a smartass to no end.

I call identity theft! That's it, I'm researching you just to be sure that you aren't me. No seriously, that was pretty much THE description of me.

No, yeah, I'm awesome and all, but you know... Can't keep that state of mind forever, so I fall out sometimes where I become... different.

 

[bojac6]

I think it's mostly an angsty teen thing. Most teenagers, and I would guess those that feel the need to belong to an online gaming community especially, just have self esteem issues.

Personally, I feel pretty great about myself, despite being recently single. I have a good payig job, I have a sweet place to live, and I have a few friends I trust. I realize how petty many of my problems are, even a few serious injuries I got in the past that still present problems. Things really aren't so bad.

 

[TheComedown]

I think its more of the latter, over-representation of angsty teens.

It actually really grinds my gears when people get like that on the internet of all places, oh look at me, my life stinks and I have nothing better to do then wallow in self pity on the internet. I don't know what attention you're seeking, but chances are you wont get it from a bunch of randoms, at least not the kind you want. Really ffs if you think your life is that bad call a hotline or some crap, go talk to a shrink they can be fun. but for the most part, the internet doesn't care.

 

[Regular Guy]

I'm smart, funny, good looking, tall, pretty confident, and have a lot of friends. So yes, I'm awesome.

/shamelessselfpromotion

 

[Berserker119]

I used to think my life sucked, because nobody likes me and so forth, but then I realized that I could change that. And so I did. And now life is great.

 

[Quala]

Generally, I suck so much I'm awsome. I'm the only person I know who managed to break a pair of pants. Not rip them, my pants were broken, and I fixed them. Then theres the pub nuts incident....

And yeah, I noticed the low self-esteem threads too, its probably just that they feel the need to announce it, which I get, while people who have good days/are feeling good don't.

 

[Macgyvercas]

I am very confident...except when women I like are concerned. Then I lose any self esteem I have.

 

[Angerwing]

I used to think my life sucked, because nobody likes me and so forth, but then I realized that I could change that. And so I did. And now life is great.

I was pretty much like this. I had depression, saw a psych, felt pretty bad about myself.

Then I was all like "Hey universe, fuck you"

And now I'm awesome. I'm a salesman for a living, so when I want to be, I can be extremely confident and persuasive. I'm decently tall, have a pretty fit body, and I have a nice face. I also make a fair bit of money, and since I work off commission, this means I'm good at what I do. I think I'm fairly cool right now, and I'm more independent and mature than most people I know. I've found that having innate confidence is more attractive than any other aspect of you. Not just sexually attractive, it influences all fields in life.

 

[nunqual]

Yeah, I don't know why there are a lot of depressing people here on the Escapist. Gotta love 'em though, even if they do ruin every relationship thread.

Oh, I'm awesome because I have a nice life in a nice school with an ultra-nice girlfriend. Everything is nice.

 

[SimuLord]

Self-esteem isn't a problem so much as the whole atypical autism thing.

 

[BlumiereBleck]

Yup I have very low self esteem, but for the moment I'm pretty fine )))

 

[Kwaren]

My self esteem problem is that I know I am good I just don't want/like to tell myself so. It really gets on my nerves that I can't appreciate myself.

 

[icyneesan]

My epic failing makes me epic awesome!

 

[tomtom94]

I am who I am. Many people find me a little uncomfortable and weird. Perhaps I come on a little too strong with girls.

Self-esteem? I acknowledge the flaws in my personality and work ethic, I couldn't care less.

[small]Girls make me lose all confidence though.[/small]

 

[ProtoChimp]

You know a lot of people are just taking the piss, but yeah some people do have real low self-esteem on here. I did but once I realised I could just be myself in places like here then I was much happier, so I put the razor blade down.