Q. How is resentful behavior related to self-esteem?

Our self-esteem informs everything from the way we see others to the way we see ourselves.

Q. How is resentful behavior related to self-esteem? (via Quora)

A. When someone has low self-esteem, they have an extremely low opinion of themselves. That becomes hard to reconcile when they watch others who are perceived to be getting what they want. Rather than feeling a natural twinge of jealousy, they instead feel resentment. The negativity is inte…