Maslow defined two sorts of esteem needs: extremely high and low.
High self-esteem is concerned with the desire for self-esteem and involves feelings such as confidence, competence, mastery, success, independence, and freedom.
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Low self-esteem is characterized by a need for attention, praise, recognition, notoriety, position, dignity, celebrity, glory, and even dominance.
The need for self-esteem is the need for balance in the human being, since it is the essential foundation for the person to become the man of success that he has always desired, or a man condemned to failure because he cannot do anything on his own.
Self-realization
This final stage is a little different, and Maslow labeled it with various terms: "growth motivation," "need to be," and "self-actualization."
It is at the summit of the hierarchy of the human being's highest psychological wants, and it is through their satisfaction that a justification or true purpose to existence is established through the possible growth of activity. It is attained after all of the preceding levels have been reached and finished, or to some extent.
Where am I?
I believe I occupy practically all of the levels in the pyramids, particularly the fundamental ones since their names imply they are requirements that everyone has, as they are to sleep, drink, and eat, but I do not always fully satisfy these needs.
For example, according to the National Sleep Foundation's sleep specialists, we should sleep a particular number of hours based on our age, and in my case and the case of many adults, we should sleep between 7-9 hours, not less than 6, and not more than 10-11. Well, I sleep fewer than those hours; I do not have a specific control over the number of hours that I sleep daily; this varies.
On the other hand, according to the III National Hydration Congress, women and men should drink 2 liters and 2.5 liters per day, respectively, but I honestly do not meet these amounts since I do not want to drink so much. I consume water based on my own body's needs. I mean that I drink according to how my body tells me to, not to meet a quota. And eating is another aspect that I do not fully stick to, as I undertake intermittent fasting a few times a week. But I don't snack; I only nibble when I'm hungry, and I do it with fruits. I know I should eat more because these are basic essentials.
