"Your personality is not set in stone. You can always develop to be a better version of yourself. Let your personality shine from within" – Asad Meah
Do you feel unworthy or bad about yourself? Do you compare yourself negatively with others?
Self-esteem is an individual's subjective evaluation of their own worth. Self-esteem encompasses beliefs about oneself which also includes traits such as triumph, despair, pride and shame. Low self-esteem is characterized by a lack of confidence and feeling critically about oneself. People with low self-esteem often feel unloved, awkward and incompetent. Often, individuals lacking self-esteem perceive rejection and disapproval even when there isn't any. A person can come to develop low self-esteem if they have experiences such as being bullied or intimidated at work, being in an abusive relationship, experiencing prolonged financial hardship, continuous stressful life events, traumatic events or life-altering illnesses or injuries.
The things that affect self-esteem differs for everyone. Your self-esteem might change suddenly, or you might have had low self-esteem for a while, which might make it hard to recognize how you feel and therefore, make changes. Psychologists believe it is possible to lift a person out of their experience of low self-esteem through neuroplasticity, which is our brain’s ability to change structurally and functionally as a result of our environment.
Counselling can help you explore the way you feel and change your view of yourself and others. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps you identify and tackle self-defeating patterns. In CBT; clients learn to identify thought patterns that are influencing their low self-esteem thoughts, behaviors and actions. In addition to seeking individual psychotherapy and/or cognitive-behavioral therapy, there are things you can do on your own to improve your self-esteem such as monitoring your talk to notice if it is negative, learning mindfulness, meditation and taking an assertiveness class. Our counsellors have got years of experience in counselling individuals and groups with low self-esteem. Don’t allow yourself to live the rest of your life with low self-esteem. The first change is for you to start believing that you can change. You too can be happy. Talk to us now.
