In part 1 [see here], Jumia Travel shared 5 of 10 habits in your life and daily routine that are lowering your self-esteem. Here, the remaining 5 of the 10 habits lowering your self-esteem are shared.

FIDGETING WHEN NERVOUS

You are fidgeting when you continuously make small movements with your body, usually hands and feet. It is a physical habit that an individual develops over time and it reflects nervousness, discomfort or restlessness. Scientifically, it takes 30 days to break a habit. Expressing nervousness through fidgeting is something that you can manage and eventually stop.

Fidgeting distracts you and makes you appear more nervous than you actually are, thus making you seem timid and shy. Isometric exercises and relaxation techniques can help ease fidgeting and eventually help you stop fidgeting.

SEEING YOURSELF AS A PERSON WITH LOW SELF-ESTEEM

One subtle cause of low self-esteem is identifying yourself – verbally or internally - as a person with low self-esteem. Remember, a man is what he thinks of himself. Replace negative perceptions about yourself with positive ones. Also, start taking care of yourself, giving yourself the best and learning ways to improve on attitudes, behaviours and physical attributes that can be improved upon. Rather than dismissing yourself as a person with low self-esteem, acknowledge instead that you have formed habits of low self-esteem which you can break.

HAVING A NEGATIVE MINDSET

This goes without saying. If you think negatively about yourself, constantly talking yourself down and criticizing yourself, you end up being plagued with self-doubt and thus cripple your own confidence. Be kind to yourself. Choose to be your own cheerleader and live with the principle of never bringing yourself down no matter what. You live in a world with enough people that are ready to judge and criticize you based on their own experiences and worldview, the least you can do is not join them to bring your own self down.

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