Low self-esteem - therapy and treatment

Self-assessment, this is a relatively constant opinion about yourself. It concerns such aspects as: physical appearance, interpersonal relations, character traits.

For us, self-esteem is an indicator of our status in society.

Low self-esteem occurs when a person has a negative attitude towards himself. The consequence of this is a lack of faith in one's own abilities, a feeling of being worse than others, and avoiding challenges in fear of failure.

The reason for low self-esteem is most often the result of too strict education in childhood, criticism of parents, impossible expectations.

Signs of low self-esteem:

• withdrawal, shyness, fear of change, finding fault in one's own behavior;
• pessimism, hypersensitivity to criticism, perseverance (long experience of stressful situations);
• problems with making decisions, lack of motivation to act;
• excessive perfectionism, the desire to help others.

The consequences of low self-esteem:

• tendency to depression and anxiety;
• worse coping with life difficulties;
• lack of self-efficacy;
• vulnerability, lack of ability to set limits;
• tendency to enter the so-called "Toxic" compounds.

How to increase self-esteem

In order to effectively increase self-esteem in the first stage one should find the reason for its understatement.

To this end, you should go to a psychotherapist who will allow you to get to the root of the problem. Then, using effective techniques, incorrectly formed attitudes towards oneself, will be replaced with the appropriate ones.