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I think that my parents have a big role in my lack of selfesteem and confidence , is it normal to think that your parents are responsible for building or destroying your confidence ?
My psychology professor once told me.. you can literally blame your parents for who you are.
But what he failed to mention is that you don't need to stay that person if you don't want to.
My mom treated me like shit and my dad left me. I have zero confidence because I've accepted that nobody wants me. I think parents play a big role in confidence levels.
I don't think they're completely responsible for it, but they may have contributed to it some what. How they raised you and even how they treated and coddled you as an infant does factor into our personalities and self esteem. But regardless, you still have the ability to change things, if you wish.
I think the way your are raised is responsible for a lot of things but I do not think your parents are completely blamable in this instance.
Hard to say. My parents are the most loving, kind and gentle people in the world, and would do anything to make me and my siblings happy - and yet, all of us have really low self-esteem.
They are responsible as long as you let them. Do like me move to another state and never speak to them again.
maybe a teeny bit responsible.
when i was younger, dad would be like 'don't let them bullies beat you! you can do this, you're good at that blah blah blah.' i wasn't very confident as a kid.
now i've found something i'm good at, and want to share with the world, dad's like 'you haven't got a chance.'
i'm pretty confident now.
i think it has a lot to do with motivation as well.
It probably has more to do with the fact that you are a natural-born failure.
Seriously, you can alter your own mind. You have the power to shape it into what you need it to be. Confidence is emotional self-reliance. Stop relying on others, and confidence will come out of necessity.