Cleveland Cosmetic Surgery Can Increase Self-Esteem
How you look affects how you feel about yourself.
A bad hair day, an embarrassing coffee stain on your shirt, a run in your stocking, a roll of flab overlapping the waistband of your slacks – it doesn’t take much to turn a pleasant day dark and send your mood plummeting. Appearance matters. When you don’t look your best, your self-esteem takes a hit. You feel less capable, less energetic, less self-assured. When you are unhappy with your appearance, you’d rather hide in your office than expose yourself to the negative scrutiny of your colleagues.
On the other hand, when your hair looks great, your makeup is perfect and you know your new suit makes you look fabulous; you feel like there’s nothing you can’t do. When you know you look good, you feel powerful, energized and confident. Your delight in your appearance carries over into every aspect of your day.
When you look in the mirror in the morning and are happy with what you see, you know you’re going to have a great day!
Appearance is a powerful force. If something as cursory as an occasional salon or wardrobe problem can impact your self-esteem, imagine the damage a wrinkled face, sagging jowls, a turkey neck, love handles, droopy eyelids or a baby belly can cause. A bad hair day or wardrobe malfunction only lasts a day. If you can just make it through a bad day, you know that tomorrow will be better. Your self-esteem may take a tiny hit, but there’s no permanent damage.
Things are different when you’re unhappy with the appearance of your face or body. Time, age and gravity take a permanent toll. You aren’t going to wake up tomorrow looking better or feeling better about yourself until you make a decison to fight back.
Next time: Fight back with cosmetic surgery