Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24583896-20160426184152/@comment-24583896-20160426223057

Spongebobfan123 wrote: Agreed. I left this wikia a long time ago, but (I'm not saying names but you know who you are) saying that "Self Esteem is nothing but an excuse" is wrong and fucking disgusting. You clearly do not have low self esteem, because if you did, you would know that you can't control it. Hell, even people with no mental issues have no control over how they feel about something. Feelings are feelings. They are automatic, and mental issues mean that they are harder to handle.

Is PTSD an excuse because someone should just get over it/you think that time heals all wounds?

Is Autisim an excuse because according to you it's easy and simple to make friends?

Think before you speak. When I said that, I didn't mean it in an offensive way. I'm sorry if it implied otherwise :)

I should have acknowledged that maybe all of us deal with self-esteem differently. I choose to accept it as a way a person identifies with themselves, which might influence their feelings, but perhaps not their true capabilities. Even if you convince yourself otherwise, you're capable of anything regardless of how you feel, don't you think? Perhaps a mental perception of yourself doesn't paint a full picture. That's how I see it, anyway. If it feels like an insult, know that wasn't the intent and you can convince me to reconsider what I've said :)

And I wasn't directing it toward people who suffer from mental disabilities either. I know it's not really possible for a person to help how they feel, especially if they have a mental issue. As it concerns the issue from earlier, it really was an excuse. I don't think that's the first time someone has criticized GDG's content, but it never truly stopped her, did it?

And I really do suffer from low self-esteem. I don't think highly of myself and often worry if I'm good enough (there's more to it, but I don't think anyone should be concerned). I humble life, but not on my own behalf. I've never been happy with myself, but I take life one little step at a time (though nonchalantly. Trust me, I lack all signs of ambition). I wish to make other people happy, otherwise, I won't feel accomplished at all.