Self Esteem

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Is the self esteem model of thinking a global mental illness?

Is expecting or wanting someone to hate themselves for being disabled, being poor, being black, being in a minority group actually mentally derranged?

Is admiring the self or others for things over which they have not control such being born beautiful, or without a disability or chronic illness or being born into a rich family or a family of the right status also derranged? After all what did they do to earn these things other than be born to the right parents or get the right genes? Why are they taking credit personally for something they did not do and why do they expect to be worshiped for it?

To me social class, race, whether or not someone is disabled etc is not important to me. Nor is whether they are worthy or not. I don't really care about worthy or worthless as such a thing does not really exist outside of their head. In other words it's all in their mind. There is no such thing as a FEELING of worthy or worthless.

It is a belief system that does nothing but contribute to prejudice and discrimination and to me is a sign of being mentally unwell.

Your post does not parse well in English.  Are you saying that having self-esteem is evil?

There is no such thing as a FEELING of worthy or worthless.

Your use of capitals for the word "feeling" is appropriate. When one has an inaccurate view of self, it can often be attributed by feelings. The distance we allow ourselves to travel from reality by feelings can sometimes indicate a level of delusion.

Unattended reality often results in unexpected consequences. I suspect Western civilization in general is headed towards a calamitous encounter with reality considering how far from reality we have allowed our feelings to take us.