Beat Low Self-Esteem With CBT
A TOOLKIT FOR IMPROVING YOUR SELF ESTEEM WITH CBT

Healthy self esteem does not mean thinking you are the best at everything - it means being comfortable with yourself even when you are not. It is accepting yourself, with all your strengths and weaknesses, while still taking opportunities for self-development. Having healthy self esteem means you are well equipped to cope with the challenges life throws at you and perform to your full potential.

Beat Low Self-Esteem with CBT will provide you with the skills you need to overcome a lack of self-esteem, making it easier for you to deal with tough times and leaving you a happier and more confident person. A complete program for changing your idea of yourself, it works on every aspect of your self-confidence, providing exercises to accompany each stage and short-term 'personal assignments' that will give you long-term benefits and lasting results.

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Beat Low Self-Esteem With CBT
A TOOLKIT FOR IMPROVING YOUR SELF ESTEEM WITH CBT

Healthy self esteem does not mean thinking you are the best at everything - it means being comfortable with yourself even when you are not. It is accepting yourself, with all your strengths and weaknesses, while still taking opportunities for self-development. Having healthy self esteem means you are well equipped to cope with the challenges life throws at you and perform to your full potential.

Beat Low Self-Esteem with CBT will provide you with the skills you need to overcome a lack of self-esteem, making it easier for you to deal with tough times and leaving you a happier and more confident person. A complete program for changing your idea of yourself, it works on every aspect of your self-confidence, providing exercises to accompany each stage and short-term 'personal assignments' that will give you long-term benefits and lasting results.

ABOUT THE SERIES
People have been learning with Teach Yourself since 1938. With a vast range of practical, how-to guides covering language learning, lifestyle, hobbies, business, psychology and self-help, there's a Teach Yourself book for whatever you want to do. Join more than 60 million people who have reached their goals with Teach Yourself, and never stop learning.
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Beat Low Self-Esteem With CBT

Beat Low Self-Esteem With CBT

by Christine Wilding
Beat Low Self-Esteem With CBT

Beat Low Self-Esteem With CBT

by Christine Wilding

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A TOOLKIT FOR IMPROVING YOUR SELF ESTEEM WITH CBT

Healthy self esteem does not mean thinking you are the best at everything - it means being comfortable with yourself even when you are not. It is accepting yourself, with all your strengths and weaknesses, while still taking opportunities for self-development. Having healthy self esteem means you are well equipped to cope with the challenges life throws at you and perform to your full potential.

Beat Low Self-Esteem with CBT will provide you with the skills you need to overcome a lack of self-esteem, making it easier for you to deal with tough times and leaving you a happier and more confident person. A complete program for changing your idea of yourself, it works on every aspect of your self-confidence, providing exercises to accompany each stage and short-term 'personal assignments' that will give you long-term benefits and lasting results.

ABOUT THE SERIES
People have been learning with Teach Yourself since 1938. With a vast range of practical, how-to guides covering language learning, lifestyle, hobbies, business, psychology and self-help, there's a Teach Yourself book for whatever you want to do. Join more than 60 million people who have reached their goals with Teach Yourself, and never stop learning.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781473654303
Publisher: Mobius
Publication date: 12/19/2017
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 256
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Christine Wilding's (Kent, England) books on CBT have sold over 50,000 copies. She holds a postgraduate diploma in CBT from the University of London, is an accredited member of the British Association of Counselling, is a member of the steering committee set up to develop guidelines for the treatment of depression within the NHS, and is in-demand as a leader of CBT-based training courses.

Table of Contents

Meet the authors ix

Only got a minute? x

Only got five minutes? xii

Only got ten minutes? xvi

Introduction xxii

1 Great self-esteem: what is it? 1

What is self-esteem? 1

Childhood origins 3

Adulthood: time to tackle low self-esteem 4

Introducing your Personal Fault Finder 8

The importance of risk taking 11

The consequences of low self-esteem 12

Introducing self-acceptance 15

Your personal view of yourself 21

Goal setting 23

2 Thinking your way out of low self-esteem 28

Identifying the problem 28

The different levels of thinking 30

Beliefs versus facts 31

Negative thoughts, assumptions and beliefs 32

Rules for living 36

The role of emotion in low self-esteem 38

Self-defeating behaviour 42

Replacing self-defeating thoughts and beliefs 46

Recognizing distorted thinking patterns 51

More tools to help you challenge self-defeating thoughts 56

Tackling negative beliefs 64

Bringing your positive qualities into focus 74

3 The perfection trap 79

What is perfectionism? 79

Challenging perfectionist beliefs 85

Developing healthier values 87

4 Defeat low self-esteem by developing self-acceptance 92

Developing self-acceptance 92

Healthy versus unhealthy self-acceptance 94

5 'It's not my fault: life is against me' 103

The low self-esteem victim 103

Self-pity: blaming yourself rather than others 107

Taking responsibility for your feelings 109

Don't give up 111

6 Increase your self-esteem through assertiveness 114

The role of assertiveness in good self-esteem 114

Assertiveness skills 115

The four behaviour types 118

Behaving assertively 124

Being assertive with yourself 126

Your assertive rights 128

7 Act your way to good self-esteem 132

'Faking' good self-esteem 132

Master confident body language 133

Cultivate a confident expression 134

Develop a confident-sounding voice 136

First impressions 138

8 Body image 142

Is your body image a problem? 142

How does poor body image affect you? 144

Say 'Goodbye' to poor body image 146

Making changes 152

9 Becoming an optimist 155

Increasing optimism 156

Positive thinking 158

10 Self-esteem and relationships 165

Why low self-esteem blights relationships 165

How to gain confidence in your relationship 167

Using openness and honesty 171

Surviving a break-up with your self-esteem intact 173

11 Developing emotional strength 177

What is resilience? 177

The characteristics of resilience 180

Develop emotional strength by improving resilience 184

Sources of resilience 186

Understanding resilience as a process 188

Developing resilience 189

12 Developing as a person to increase self-esteem 194

The keys to the kingdom: your values 194

Which values are important to you? 196

Creating your personal plan 199

Working on your values 200

Tackling serious errors of judgement 204

Deeply held negative feelings 208

Feedback from others can be helpful 209

Moving forward: your goal plan 213

Appendix A Professional assistance 216

Appendix B Alcohol dependency and abusive relationships 219

Taking it further 222

References and further reading 223

Index 226

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