Over fifty percent of teens in the United States struggle with low self-esteem. Self-esteem is defined as an irrational and distorted view of the self that influences a person's assumptions, interpretations, perceptions, conclusions, and beliefs about themselves and others. This can cause a person to be very critical of themselves and others and/or use poor judgment in decision making (Low Self-Esteem (LSE) Questions and Answers). Ninety percent of adolescent girls between the ages of fifteen and seventeen want to change at least one physical aspect of their body. Of all the things they wanted changed, body weight stood out the most. Low self-esteem is a big problem in the United States that results in many unhappy and troubled teenagers. Low self-esteem develops into much worse things and people need to take care of it before it's too late for those who have it. A woman's self-esteem kicks in at the age of nine. (McGraw) At that age girls tend to have not a care in the world and live an easy life. However, it is around the same time that women begin to be more influenced by the media and their peers. Girls get sucked into the need to look like a cover model rather than a human being. In today's society being "pretty" is classified as wearing twenty pounds of makeup, having a flat stomach, a gap between the thighs, and many other ridiculous things that make people look like Barbie dolls. At this point many girls' self-esteem begins to be undermined. Girls aren't the only ones with self-esteem issues. Kids just aren't the ones to communicate their emotions to others. They keep everything inside and don't share it. Those who don't have abs, or aren't muscular, or whatever it is that everyone has... a middle of paper... permanent damage. It not only affects the person who does it, but it also affects those who care for that person. Doctors believe that low self-esteem is simply a symptom of over 30 disorders, yet they are said to take the wrong approach (Low Self-Esteem Questions and Answers (LSE)). Self-esteem should be seen as a derivative of many other more serious disorders such as depression or bipolarity. Since low self-esteem is a serious problem in both adolescents and adults in today's society, we should make an attempt as a society to address and solve the problem. If everyone works together we might be able to solve the problem before it becomes worse than it already is. As a final point of view, NASE and other government organizations should collaborate with medical professors to find a permanent solution to the problem that persists in our society today..