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A psychological pattern in which a person's self-evaluation shifts between self-importance and self-doubt. The individual alternates between feeling superior and inferior. The alternation is both random and reactive. The self-esteem of the individual can alternate alone without any influence, although external factors like success and failure can influence the self-esteem aswell. The magnitude of the alternation can be big to some individuals, but it can also be small. It's often big enough to be internally (and sometimes externally) visible, but not big enough to have a major impact on the day-to-day life of the individual. Self-esteem oscillation is descriptive, not diagnostic. It can appear in otherwise completely healthy individuals. The central issue is not arrogance or insecurity alone, but rather the instability between them. Self-esteem oscillation is curable.
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