The difference between SELF-WORTH and SELF-CONFIDENCE

Do you also find it difficult to see the difference between self-worth and self-confidence?

Self-confidence (doing):

Fundamentally, self-confidence is about having trust in your own abilities. A tree's crown - with branches and leaves symbolizes everything that you create, that is, everything you can do and how much you (dare to) express yourself.

So when you have self-confidence, you believe:

• that you can accomplish what you set out to do
• that your abilities are sufficient
• that you have the skills needed, or you believe that you are capable of acquiring the skills needed to perform an action

Self-worth (being):

Self-worth is about your perception that you have value as the person you are. If you compare your self-worth to a tree's roots, you can measure the strength of your self-worth based on how strong a root system is established as a foundation.

To feel a healthy self-worth, you need to:

• feel like you can be yourself without having to perform
• feel valued and important to other people
• appreciate and respect yourself as a person who contains both good and bad sides
• feel equal to other people
• feel like you have a unique place in the world, that no one can replace you in either family or among friends
• be able to sense who you are, what you like, what you want, and that you are okay with your needs and desires

So, self-confidence is about what you can do and achieve.

Self-worth is about who you are and how you feel about being yourself.

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• Do you lack structure, overview, and energy in connection with studies or work?
• Do you experience powerlessness in relation to being a caregiver to someone affected by illness or addiction?
• Do you often do things you don't want to do because you have difficulty sensing your boundaries and starting from your own needs?
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