Dammaged: self worth.
It is the loss of faith in one's self. And it is a loss... People that feel they have lost their self esteem are fighting a battle. Often unseen, and always painful. When we see someone who is showing all the signs of struggling, sometimes it can be difficult to figure out how to help . If you are lucky enough to have made it through world events up until now with strong sense of self worth... If you find it sad to watch good people struggle with a poor self image... Do something. Fully listen to the person when they make self defeating comments. Ask them how they came to believe that story about themselves. Acknowledge that you have noticed. And when you acknowledge show empathy. Do not sympathize. Sympathizing means you know exactly how they feel and since no two people are the same, you don't know. Saying: "you are crazy, you know you are great" or "don't listen to those jerks" while smiling and laughing it off does not help a ...