Some people struggle with self esteem and depression. Their struggle with confidence goes much deeper. Those with low self esteem. Seem to be more likely to struggle with depression. What is self esteem? Self esteem refers to someone's level of self worth and self-respect. It goes much deeper than just confidence. It comes down how the person feels about themselves. What is depression? Depresion is a feeling of sadness, hooefulness. It's a long lasting effects the quality of life the person suffering. How are they connected? When someone does not feel that they are worth anything. Or the other hand a person that struggles with depression can eventually turn the depression around on themselves and weigh on their self esteem. Now this cycle can be broken it just takes time.