How can i get over a childhood of low self-esteem and shyness?

See below: Psychotherapy will help you make connections about how your childhood issues transcend into the present. There are some things you can do, such as focusing on positive aspects of the present, identifying positive aspects of your environment. Establish small achievable goals to help you build up sense of accomplishment; work on identifying positive aspects of your own self: things you do well, etc.

See below: Focus on the present. Find a psychotherapist to help you figure out how various areas of your life is affected and work things from there. You can do positive self-affirmation. You can also make an inventory of your own self -- what makes you a good person; what can you do well, or skilled at. Set up small achievable goals. Good luck!