Self-esteem impacts your decision-making process, your relationships, your emotional health, and your overall well-being.
People with low self-esteem tend to feel less sure of their abilities and may doubt their decision-making process. They may not feel motivated to try new things for they simply don’t believe they are capable of succeeding. They will also place inflated importance on the opinion of others and the fear of judgment can also serve as a barrier.
Those with low self-esteem may have issues with relationships and expressing their needs. They may also experience low levels of confidence and feel unlovable and unworthy.
Many theorists have written about the dynamics involved in the development of self-esteem but one thing that is agreed upon is that this is formed from our earliest relationships and shapes the way we grow and the type of person we become. Self Esteem is one of the most basic of human motivations and the higher the level – the less likely you are to seek external validation or the appraisal of others.
Often our low self-worth will stem from traumatic or upsetting experiences that have shaped us, but this does not define who you are - You are not set this way for life, and it is never to late to work on yourself and help increase the levels of acceptance.
During therapy you are placed at the very centre of all we do, giving you the safety and security to explore these damaging images or beliefs we hold onto. Where do they come from? Why do they affect you in such a strong way?
As the answers become clear you can truly accept yourself for who you are and allow yourself to recognise the good that you have blocked out. By doing this we can let go of those beliefs that are only holding us back and are no longer needed.
Thorough positive self-compassion we can help create the pathway you need to follow that will take you to the person you want to be…..the person you deserve to be.
Rebuilding our self-esteem is a process that can take time as it pays to first understand the origins of our existing self-image.
Through being able to talk and openly explore these, often traumatic beginnings, we can begin to accept what has happened to us and also accept the way in which it has affected us.
With understanding and acceptance you can then begin to reprogram and rebuild your own future.
However, if coming to therapy is still a prospect that you feel you are not ready for then there are always people to talk to that can be there to listen in times of need:
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The Mind Infoline offers thousands of caller’s confidential help on a range of mental health issues
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ChildLine is a counselling service for children and young people.
0800 58 58 58
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