It was a body blow to human self-esteem, they said.
Physical abuse may lead to low self-esteem and other mental problems.
I could not think of this as the most devastating, no matter what it did to my self-esteem.
"It really makes a difference to their self-esteem if they can wear something brand new."
Research clearly shows that this pressure is damaging to girls' self-esteem.
She's trying not to let a few bad men, or a lot of them, do permanent harm to her self-esteem.
This is often difficult because children have different sensitivities to self-esteem.
If he had failed, what a blow that would have been to Japanese self-esteem.
There are also marked psychological effects leading to low self-esteem.
At this point, it really means a lot to me and my self-esteem.