"my friends kept my excessive pride in check through continuous jabs to my self esteem"
high self-esteem
Way too much self esteem.
Synonyms : self- respect, self -esteem , poise , pride, self -possession, self - worth
Honor, pride, and respect.self-esteem, dignity, self-respect, self-worth, self-regard
I categorically what i feel about my self
Self esteem is how you feel about yourself and esteem is how you feel about someone else.
Confident, self-assured, proud, and self-accepting.
self esteem is "a realistic respect for or favorable impression of oneself; self-respect" (www.dictionary.com) in other words self esteem is the opinion you have about yourself, in terms of looks, personality etc. someone with high self esteem has a lot of confidence, and is completely comfortable and happy with who they are. someone with low self esteem feels the opposite, they wish they were different, in terms of both looks and personality, often wish they were someone else, and is usually not as outgoing, as they fear they will be bullied. Someone with a high self-esteem isn't always confident, as there is a difference between a high self-esteem and high confidence. Someone who isn't as out-going as their friends or others may still have a fine self-esteem they just feel un-confortable in social situations maybe fear of saying the wrong thing. Bullies, however usually have low self-esteems themselves but are very confident. Bullies are mentally and verbally weak, they may not always be strong too, because it is the person they pick on is too scared to fight with the bullies.
compliment them often on their achievements and express your pride in their skills and abilities
His low self-esteem led to a self deprecating attitude.
"although she came second in the competition, not coming first ruined her self esteem"
Conceit, vanity, arrogance, egotism, smugness, superiority, dignity, honour, self-respect, self-esteem