Overcoming stereotypes, creating empathy, and practicing compassion daily... Changing your view of others can boost your self-esteem and transform you. Clinical psychologist Claire Petin discusses self-transcendence. Interview.
The gaze reflects a subjectivized reality, making it an interpretation. Our perceptions of ourselves and others are shaped by our life experiences, values, education, emotions, beliefs, sensitivity, and the social norms of our environment. We project our self-perception onto others, exhibiting egocentrism.
Thus, the glance shows our distinct worldview and way of being. When we look at others, we make a judgement on our own beliefs. We can desire love, approval, acknowledgment, and belonging from others.
Self-image, a mental representation of self-esteem and self-confidence, is how we see ourselves. We can't ignore self-image since humans are self-aware. Self-image shapes identity through external circumstances and evolution. Self-esteem is an estimate of how we see ourselves and how others see us.
These two perceptions are interrelated and essential to self-esteem. Indeed, this intricate and multifactorial construction is constructed from life events and our inner discourse, thus it is always evolving. Thus, enhancing your view of others can boost your self-esteem and vice versa.
Building healthy self-esteem entails taking into consideration individual experiences, feelings, and internal debate, making it a necessary but not sufficient prerequisite for improving self-image. In addition, showing kindness, gratitude, compassion, and empathy in social situations can boost self-esteem.
Our life experiences, emotions, values, surroundings, and self-image shape how we view others. It develops from childhood to adolescence and adulthood. Whether as a pair, friend, or family, shared experiences, relational dynamics, and emotional attachments impact how we see others.
Families play a crucial role in developing emotional intelligence, empathy, open communication, self-appreciation, and integrating norms, values, and beliefs that shape our worldview. Relational skills learned in childhood shape how we view others.
Yes, you can modify your view of others. The gaze challenges difference, otherness, and diversity, thus we must be aware of our prejudices and their questioning. How we see others is tied to how we see ourselves. Empathy, flexibility, and tolerance help you be nice to yourself and others.
To strengthen our social relationships, we must become conscious of our preconceptions, stereotypes, and clichés and dismantle them. Becoming acculturated to diverse functionings, cultures, and personalities is “moving towards” overcoming prejudices.
This work will challenge our self-image. Thus, enhancing emotional intelligence* boosts self-esteem, confidence, and communication.
In summary, emotional intelligence is the ability to recognise, interpret, and express one's and others' emotions.
Empathy is essential to emotional intelligence. Recognising and comprehending others' emotions is empathy. It is comprehending what affects the other, not approving their feelings. We do not feel these emotions. Empathy entails understanding the intricacy of human connections and others' subjective experiences.