Addiction and low self esteem go hand in hand...it is not possible to identify one cause of low self esteem...you form your beliefs about yourself over a long period of time...difficult childhood experiences such as bullying...child abuse...difficult family relationships...parents arguing and shouting...hard time at school...can be particularly damaging to self esteem...difficult life events...end of relationships...death of someone close...being unemployed...feeling different...not being able to fit in...relationships with other people...people may feed into your low self esteem...being negative about you...or making you feel you don't live up to their expectations...negative thinking patterns...stress or excessive pressure...being discriminated against for whatever reason...social isolation and loneliness......abuse...or bullying...being gossiped about...trauma...physical...sexual...or psychological abuse...can lead to feelings of low self worth 😔🙏🏻❤️