4.5 Resilience and Self-Esteem

Notes

Resilience is the ability to adapt and recover from difficulties. Self-esteem is how you value and feel about yourself.

• Resilience can be built. Helpful habits: supportive relationships, problem solving, realistic optimism, healthy routines and learning from mistakes.
• Think of mistakes as feedback: "I did not do well on this quiz, so what will I change?"
• Build self-esteem by noticing strengths, setting goals, helping others and speaking kindly to yourself.
• Comparing yourself with others, especially on social media, can lower self-esteem. Posts often show only highlights.
• Having a sense of purpose, such as a hobby or volunteering, boosts well-being.
• Gratitude (noticing good things) can improve mood.