Self-esteem also knows how to rectify

Fragile self-esteem experiences any correction as a threat. That is why it justifies itself, blames others, or minimizes the harm. It looks like confidence, but in reality it depends on never being exposed. A deeper security allows you to say: "I was wrong." It distinguishes between personal dignity and the quality of a concrete decision. A mistake needs truth, repair, and learning; it does not require declaring yourself useless or pretending that nothing happened. Rectifying increases trust because it returns the relationship to reality. It also makes you freer to decide: you no longer have to be right every time to feel that you deserve respect. You can take a reasonable risk, learn, and begin again with humility.