The development of low self-esteem
When I want to analyze how you have developed low self-esteem, I often do a case analysis out of a cognitive perspective.
I ask a lot of questions about your childhood to find out if there are any factors in your past that have contributed to the negative thoughts you have about yourself. Examples are:
1. May be you had parents who critisized you most of the time
2. May be you felt different from your friends because of your culture, weight, religion etc.
3. May be you were teased by your classmates.
4. May be nobody validated you, showed interest in you, set limits for you.
5. May be you felt different in your family.
6. May be you had parents with lots of own problems so that they couldn´t be involved in your life.
7. May be you family was different from other families because of culture, religin etc. (Read more in (Improver your self-esteem by Melanie Fennell).
These are just examples of possible explanations to why you have got low self-esteem. It´s good for you to find out why since I think the psyche likes control and structure so you will get a better grip of your problem if you can get as much information about it as possible. That way you can more and more pinpoint the roots and then your way of handling your problem in the present. Then you can learn strategies about what you and how you want to make changes.
To be continued…
Cognitive Behavior Psychologist Monica Emanell
www.kbtemanell.se
The development of low self-esteem
When I want to analyze how you have developed low self-esteem, I often do a case analysis out of a cognitive perspective.
I ask a lot of questions about your childhood to find out if there are any factors in your past that have contributed to the negative thoughts you have about yourself. Examples are:
1. May be you had parents who critisized you most of the time
2. May be you felt different from your friends because of your culture, weight, religion etc.
3. May be you were teased by your classmates.
4. May be nobody validated you, showed interest in you, set limits for you.
5. May be you felt different in your family.
6. May be you had parents with lots of own problems so that they couldn´t be involved in your life.
7. May be you family was different from other families because of culture, religin etc. (Read more in (Improver your self-esteem by Melanie Fennell).
These are just examples of possible explanations to why you have got low self-esteem. It´s good for you to find out why since I think the psyche likes control and structure so you will get a better grip of your problem if you can get as much information about it as possible. That way you can more and more pinpoint the roots and then your way of handling your problem in the present. Then you can learn strategies about what you and how you want to make changes.
To be continued…
Cognitive Behavior Psychologist Monica Emanell
www.kbtemanell.se