Megalomania : a psychopathological condition characterized by fantasies of power, relevance, omnipotence, and by inflated self-esteem.

The "Friendship is Magic" series is really well done. It's the brainchild of Lauren Faust, who was a writer and co-developer (with her husband) of the popular "Powerpuff Girls" series. The show manages to provide lots of moral lessons (like how to constructively deal with major disappointments, self-esteem issues, conflict with friends, etc.) that are directly relevant to young girls without ever becoming preachy. It's one of those shows that occasionally contains pop-culture references that may fly over the head of your child but will make you as a parent chuckle. My 4-year old daughter loves it--she specifically requested a Rainbow Dash plush for Christmas and we were happy to give it to her because we really appreciate the care that goes into the cartoon to help young girls develop positive self-images.

Frankly, there's lots of good quality animations for kids these days that are enjoyable for adults to watch as well. We love to watch Peppa Pig, Octonauts, Paw Patrol, Doc McStuffins--even Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse (which contains a surprising number of Star Wars references).

Amazingly poor self esteem.

*promote

Sad story.
Glad to see her see her get her self esteem back.

Definitely. And that's because the genders are equal neither in biology nor society with regard to sexuality.

They are wrong for abusing their teaching positions and hurting their marriage/family (where applicable), but at least there are no actual victims here (except maybe the self-esteem of all the other male students who wonder "Why didn't they give me a shot?!").

Depression and self-harm are not part of the autistic spectrum; they are consequential symptoms that result from the reality of having to live in a world that is not tolerant of people who are "wired differently".

If you spent your entire life feeling that you were messed up compared to everyone else and confused as to why other people didn't understand you then you'd be depressed and hate yourself too. I know this only too well - I live with these symptoms every day. I don't harm myself any more but the desire to punish myself because my self-esteem is non-existent is still very much there.

I understand your concern that autism is becoming some sort of designer diagnosis, but the reality is that most people can relate to one of the many facets of autism and can feel empathy towards those who experience many of the facets. Therefore it is easy for people to feel that they have a touch of autism, and in reality they just might. It's not that uncommon.

It is more than just a condition to be misunderstood.

Understood, and to be fair, the fact that the Lancet (one of the most esteemed medical publications on the planet) got suckered in really leaves the door open for laypeople who have very little medical knowledge to accept these things hook, line and sinker.

When you compound that with historical mishaps such as thalidomide, agent orange and asbestos, or even the big health push away from red meat/fats to a mainly carb based diet (hullo diabetes!), a fair amount of skepticism is understandable.

I've moderated my criticism of anti-vaxxers considerably over the years because of that. There will always be hardline true believers, but most people are acting out of a combination of fear of big pharma (not unjustified) and side effects for their kids. Watching a family member drowning on their own mucous tends to bring things in to perspective, if a little late... = (

This is more of an overly well mannered squirrel with low self esteem.

Really I should just take the peanut, oh golly, why don't I just. Oh nevermind I'll just. Hmmm, take the peanut? If only I were squirrel enough to take. Take the peanut? Oh my, oh Yes, I'll just. Take. The. PEANUT! ALLLL MIIINE.

I'm going to write a comment to express my approval of this video, how it reminds me of the other meta videos in this vein, and how I hope to see more. I'll then check my comment history periodically throughout the day hoping my self-esteem can be boosted by comment up-votes, but being sad knowing I'll get 1 if I'm lucky and most likely none. Then I'll try to convince myself I don't care what anyone thinks because I just want to put my thoughts out there even if no one reads it or agrees with me or is entertained by it, before looking for more videos I can attempt and fail to cleverly comment on, starting the whole torturous cycle all over again.

Feeling good about yourself and feeling entertained are not mutually exclusive.

I think hurting others or self-hurting is always a sign of self-hate. It's just not in my experience to see someone who really loves who they are as a person hurting other people on a regular basis. Mostly, healthy minded people dislike their own tendencies to hurt other people and actively avoid it.

So, IMO, anyone who habitually enjoys making other people feel worse, who chooses to adopt making other people feel bad as their style or identity or online character and sticks to it really dislikes themselves a lot.

Willingness to hurt others (or oneself) is the best yardstick I can think of for self-esteem.

Okay, maybe not Sexist, but then it's either Misogynist or someone has an incredibly low sense of self esteem and doesn't understand how a guy could possible have a relationship with a pretty woman.

I'm thinking either someone is jealous or has assumed themselves into a class they assume the woman is in - and is jealous.

This was absolutely incredible! Many late bloomers have an incredibly important 'coming out of their shell' experience, and it's often when they role play as a person with higher confidence. It's a transforming experience that imbues high self-confidence and esteem onto the individual, when these were typically dwindling traits beforehand. I've known several (self included) who experienced this by either internet games or old fashioned role playing games. It's very interesting that she found this role play experience by creating an alter ego as a porn star. She even found solace for her previous sexual baggage. I learned a hell of a lot from this, and won't be viewing the porn industry the same way again. Despite many of the evils in the industry that she hinted at in this series, this is an incredibly great thing that she pulled from it, and is obviously even more valuable than the ostracizing she's experiencing because of it.

I also hope that she knows a bachelor's in sociology qualifies her for no skilled labor jobs. She better either go to grad school, or get some real skills...otherwise, porn really is her career, and it only lasts as long as her looks. It's good that she's not going into debt for that degree.

I also gotta say, she must have self esteem issues if she thinks anyone would need to do much to "make her" beautiful.

And if you would like to listen to all these songs in this list on spotify
https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify:user:126633862:playlist:6g85gv0Z2sU9Jq1DveZBwR

1. Cannonball - The Breeders
2. The New Pollution - Beck
3. Battle of Who Could Care Less - Ben Folds Five
4. Mrs. Robinson - The Lemonheads
5. Push Th' Little Daisies - Live - Ween, The Shit Creek Boys
6. Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand - Primitive Radio Gods
7. Queer - Garbage
8. Semi-Charmed Life - Third Eye Blind
9. Cut Your Hair (Remastered) - Pavement
10. In The Meantime - Spacehog
11. Undone -- The Sweater Song - Weezer
12. I Alone - Live
13. Got You (Where I Want You) - The Flys
14. One - U2
15. Jeremy - Pearl Jam
16. Stutter - Elastica
17. Not an Addict - K's Choice
18. The Beautiful People - Marilyn Manson
19. You Oughta Know - Alanis Morissette
20. Man In The Box - Alice In Chains
21. Soul To Squeeze - Red Hot Chili Peppers
22. Lithium - Nirvana
23. What's Up - 4 Non Blondes
24. Laid - James
25. Wynona's Big Brown Beaver - Primus
26. The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite - R.E.M.
27. People Of The Sky - Sloan
28. Good - Better Than Ezra
29. Gel - Collective Soul
30. Zombie - The Cranberries
31. Girls And Boys - Blur
32. Dyslexic Heart - Paul Westerberg
33. Your New Cuckoo - The Cardigans
34. Get Off This - Cracker
35. A Long December- Counting Crows
36. Self Esteem - The Offspring
37. Don't Speak - No Doubt
38. Silently - That Dog

Bloody brilliant! dag you make my knees wobble, your talents know no bounds, thank you for your contribution to my self-esteem

And to sifters who have taken the time to come say congrats, you're fabulous! Much love and thanks to my homies, you knows who you is

Annnnnd to necrobeef, cheers for giving me the final push, I want your beard as a back scratch!!