Make friends with yourself.
Self-Esteem.
It all starts with the voice in your head. The way you speak to yourself, about yourself, influences everything you do. Self-esteem affects how you carry yourself, how you interact with others, the jobs you go for, the relationships you allow, the confidence to go for your dreams and the ability to rest knowing you are already enough. Take care in what you say to yourself because you are listening whether you realize it or not. Would you speak to your best friend the way you speak to yourself? Would you treat others the way you treat yourself? If you want to improve the relationship you have with yourself and increase your self-esteem, counseling is a great place to start.
Signs you need help with your
self-esteem…
Sensitivity to criticism
Difficulty saying no or asking for what you want/need from others
Seeking excessive reassurance from others
Making self disparaging remarks (seeing self as ugly, a burden, a loser etc)
Assuming not being liked by others
Difficulty identifying positive traits of self
Fear of failure, disappointing others, rejection or of not being good enough
Discomfort in social situations
Lack of goals or goals that are too low
Fear people will figure out you don’t deserve your position
Taking on too much to prove worthiness
Procrastination or paralysis in moving forward toward goals
Being highly self critical or holding yourself to an unrealistic standard
How does therapy help with self-esteem?
Counseling therapy can help you to discover the thoughts that are feeding your low self esteem and then challenge the accuracy of those thoughts. Then, you are able to find thoughts that are more realistic, truthful and helpful to replace the old thoughts. Counseling therapy can also help you identify the behaviors that are keeping your self esteem low and replace them with behaviors that give you confidence. Start your journey back to remembering how amazing and worthy you are.
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Frustrated with yourself because you lost your temper again? Are you freaking out because you procrastinated on that project and now you are down to the wire? Are you dumbfounded wondering how you ended up taking that person back despite the fact that they keep hurting you? It’s not you!