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Respond to this post:  Today, self-control is a trait that some people aren’t very good at, but are learning every day to be better at. Self-control is something later in life you can continuously work on. Now, self-esteem on the other hand is established in someone’s life very early on. In my opinion, self-esteem is significantly more important than self-control. Self-esteem is one’s own evaluation of their self-worth. If someone has low self-esteem in themselves they become less confident and in the long run become mentally unhealthy. If we have high self-esteem we tend to be a lot more confident, usually creating a well-balanced life and are mentally stable. With low self-confidence, a person can act or communicate in a way that may cause their peers to doubt them, not trusting in what they have to say because they don’t trust in themselves. Someone with low self-esteem is unsure of themselves which in turn makes others unsure of them as well. High self-esteem allows us to not feel peer pressured by others to do something we may not want to do, thus creating strong self-control. So with that said, without self-esteem, you have no self-control. I can speak from personal experience. When I was younger I had no sense of self and had low self-esteem. If one of my friends wanted to do something I would immediately agree to do it even if I really didn’t want to. I was so unsure of what I actually wanted that it was easier for me to go along with the crowd. If I had had a better sense of self, self-worth, and confidence, I know that I would have made the decision that was best for me. A couple of years down the road I worked on myself and what I wanted, creating a positive and confident me! As soon as my self-esteem was high, peer pressure was a thing of the past. My communication became more confident and I was more sure of myself and what I wanted in life.