# How does a person improve their self-esteem?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-person-improve-their-self-esteem/273282>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 5, 2004, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-person-improve-their-self-esteem/273282 "2004-11-05T23:15:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2004, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-person-improve-their-self-esteem/273282/21 "2004-11-10T01:30:27Z")

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I can’t recomend this enough to people with self-estem issues or social anxiety issues.

Get your ass to the gym and do come cardio exercises. _Increase_ the oxygen flow to the brain. Not only will you be more self confident but you’ll find yourself with a slightly more witty repartee.

Also don’t lock yourself in your home 24/7 because that is enough to depress ANYBODY. Get out there, mix and mingle with the world.

(your sister not you)

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**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2004, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-person-improve-their-self-esteem/273282/22 "2004-11-10T14:52:50Z")

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I second both of those, **SHAKES**. Exercise and just getting out of your house are both huge players in feeling good.

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**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2004, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-person-improve-their-self-esteem/273282/23 "2004-11-10T17:30:45Z")

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> [@AskNott](#):
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> That is, “I’m the most useless thing since sliced dung.” I’m just bangin’ out keystrokes, here. :smack:

Sliced, you say? mmmmmmmmm 😉

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