SELF ESTEEM: How To Build Confidence and Self Esteem Five years ago, I was depressed, angry and bitter. I hated life and I didn't want to live anymore. A very stern word from a friend set a fire ablaze in me and I decided it was time to make some changes in my life. Not everyone is the same as me, I'm an extremist, and when I make my mind up to do something, I give it one hundred and ten percent. When I was depressed, I was really depressed. When I decided to embark on this journey to self-discovery and happiness, I gave it everything I've got, and I wasn't looking back. It may take some of you longer to get to that place of no return. I read every self-help book I could find, I went to church, seminars, conventions, and listened to motivational speakers in search of the keys to life. I was once very insecure with low self-esteem and that was the root of my problems. Here is how I turned my life around.