Poor Self-Esteem
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You are deserving of positive things!
It can be hard for an individual to recognize low self-esteem or a negative self-image in themselves. Unhelpful thought patterns can be long-standing and feel normal. People with low self-esteem may act overly compliant but also overcompensate by acting confident. Mental health symptoms such as social anxiety or depression can result from low self-esteem. Checking in on your self-esteem and self-image on occasion is important to self-care. Working with me will allow you to address underlying triggers that has negatively effected your self-esteem, and create ways to build it back to a place where you are able to love yourself.
Common Signs of Poor Self-Esteem
If you are someone with poor self-esteem you may often doubt your skills which leaves you feeling like you are not good enough.
You may feel easily ashamed or embarrassed.
You may believe you will always fail before even trying.
Having little or no boundaries may be a sign that you have poor self-esteem.
You may cope with low self-esteem by hurting others to feel better about yourself.
Do you find yourself often avoiding compliments because you don't think you deserve them?
The effect of having emotionally distant parents may have caused you to develop low self-esteem.
Did you experience bullying with no parental protection and it has damaged how you feel about yourself?
Experiencing sexual, emotional or physical abuse can cause low self-esteem due to being harmed and treated poorly.
Maybe you experienced religious guilt and do not know how to define yourself now.
Perfectionist tendencies often displays as confidence, when in reality attempting to appear perfect may be covering up areas where you are lacking.
When low self-worth brings significant amounts of uncertainty to your life to the point where you constantly doubt yourself, you might need help rebuilding. Low Self-esteem is treatable and you can regain improved behavioral health and mental wellness through counseling services by practicing self-care and discovering what events may have contributed to your negative thoughts about yourself!
Facts about low Self-Esteem
Self-esteem refers to how much confidence someone has in their own worth or abilities.
Self-esteem affects our thoughts and how we behave.
Someone with low self-esteem may not believe they are good enough for an opportunity and therefore might not even try for it, even if they could actually achieve it.
Self-esteem changes throughout a person's life, but it does not change quickly. It may increase or decrease depending on a person’s sense of self-worth.
Self-Esteem can be influenced by a single event or several small events in life that may have chipped away at a person's self-worth.
It is common for individuals who has low self-esteem to suffer from other issues such as depression.
Improving self-esteem takes time and effort. Uncovering the causes of one’s self-esteem can be achieved through therapy by finding and addressing what has triggered their self-esteem issues.
You can work to understand that these thoughts are not necessarily right in the first place. Through individual therapy I can help you develop better self-esteem by helping you create positive thoughts and see your worth. You are deserving of positive good things!
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