Why is it important to be aware of what you feel in your work to improve your self-esteem?
Behaviors that are triggered by feelings have probably been important for human beings to survive and they are therefore hard to change.
I often hear from patients that they know on an intellectual level how to think but they don´t feel that way. My answer to that is that you have to gradually start doing what is good for you in the long run and then you train and train and train and finally you will ”feel” that that behavior is good for you. Observe that the gradual part also is important because a common trap is to start changing everything at once and then it easily get overwhelming which often leads to a setback and thoughts like ”it´s no use, this will never work, nothing ever works for me, I am useless” etc.
To be continued…
Cognitive Behavior Psychologist Monica Emanell
www.kbtemanell.se
Why is it important to be aware of what you feel in your work to improve your self-esteem?
Behaviors that are triggered by feelings have probably been important for human beings to survive and they are therefore hard to change.
I often hear from patients that they know on an intellectual level how to think but they don´t feel that way. My answer to that is that you have to gradually start doing what is good for you in the long run and then you train and train and train and finally you will ”feel” that that behavior is good for you. Observe that the gradual part also is important because a common trap is to start changing everything at once and then it easily get overwhelming which often leads to a setback and thoughts like ”it´s no use, this will never work, nothing ever works for me, I am useless” etc.
To be continued…
Cognitive Behavior Psychologist Monica Emanell
www.kbtemanell.se