Self Esteem

For us gamers there are often a couple of jerks you'll meet along the road of life. Fratboys for instance. As a result we often go through life with a lower than normal self esteem. So let's look at some of the root causes of this reduction in self esteem. First let's begin with bullies/Jocks/or fratboys. Often these individuals seek to make your lives miserable for their own entertainment value, whether it be from parental abuse or whatnot it ends up lowering self esteem for the harassed individual. So let's represent this in gamer's point of view: the bullies are the over fed champions while your a "feeder". However, with enough confidence you can overcome this and become the "carry" of which ultimately lifts you out of this tragedy. When I say become the carry, I mean you have to ignore these individuals and set out a task for yourself to be better than these individuals. Don't stoop to their level, make them want to come up to your level.

Often the root causes however, are just being shy or not as good looking as the next person. It could even arise in a simple interest in electronics and computing when you were younger. So why should we be shunned if we just happened to be a little more socially awkward as a child? Or if we thought the computer daddy brought home when we were 4 was the coolest thing we have ever seen? I'm not sure, but  do know that we are shunned and we shouldn't let this bring us down. There are 5 different aspects before you can halt the free-fall of your self esteem. You should never hate yourself, you're this kind of person because you wanted to be, don't ever feel otherwise. Know who you are, what do you like to do? Why do you like to do it? Like yourself for being this person. Embrace who you are, feel good that the person you chose to be is the person you want to be. Never want to be someone you are not, this only helps in decreasing your self esteem. And you're the person you are the person you are for a reason, don't change that.

Consequently however, many people with these self esteem issues within the gaming society end up having problems with socializing, like being socially awkward and being more reclusive. The inability to socialize just further decreases your self esteem. Now I know one of the biggest insults people have to deal with is being labelled "geek" or "nerd". While these two terms will probably initially cause you to feel bad, know this: being nerdy or geeky is considered 'bad' just because individuals who are 'popular' probably know that they have limited futures whereas they know that you possibly could have brilliant careers where their's are total dumps as compared to yours. Consider nerds or geeks as a whole for a bit: who created windows? Apple? C++? Yeah, nerds. Hey, fratboys, without nerds you wouldn't be able to socialize and insult us using facebook and other social media! And what have you as a people accomplished? Nothing besides slowing down the ingenuity of humans by causing suicides within nerd ranks for years. Consider Einstein. nuff' said.

Lets increase self esteem! Think of it this way: bullies/jocks/fratboys tend to have an 'early game' advantage due to their attractiveness and or popularity. However, what they lack is the ability for 'late game'. At the end who gets the best life? The people who try for it, who are most often people of a higher intellectual standard. These people tend to be gamers of some sort. So move on with life. Highschool/college only lasts 4~10 years.