Maybe 20 or 30 years ago, I saw a bit -- just a filler -- in a newspaper to the effect that, according to "mental health experts" [sic], those with an inflated view of themselves are more mentally healthy than those with a more realistic view. I was utterly bemused and fascinated by the notion of a "health" that depended completely on vanity and falsehood! No doubt why I still remember it.
Maybe this turns out to be a sort of meta-comment on some aspects of psychiatry/psychology. For myself, the only way to esteem myself is with the value imputed to me by God in Christ. I can see decent analogues in other religions. But "Gosh darn it, people like me," doesn't get it for me.
The love of God, however, lays a great obligation on me, while it provides the means to fulfill it. And it starts with remembering ,.. the love of God.