OVERCOMING LOW SELF-ESTEEM, 2ND EDN

A new edition of a bestselling guide to boosting your confidence and changing
your life for the better Overcoming app now available via iTunes and the Google
Play Store.'A thoroughly enjoyable read, and [I] would recommend trainee
therapists read it also, as it will increase your understanding of the treatment
of low self-esteem.' BABCP MagazineLow self-esteem can make life difficult in
all sorts of ways. It can make you anxious and unhappy, tormented by doubts and
self-critical thoughts. It can get in the way of feeling at ease with other
people and stop you from leading the life you want to lead. It makes it hard to
value and appreciate yourself in the same way you would another person you care
about. Melanie Fennell's acclaimed and bestselling self-help guide will help you
to understand your low self-esteem and break out of the vicious circle of
distress, unhelpful behaviour and self-destructive thinking. Using practical
techniques from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), this book will help you
learn the art of self-acceptance and so transform your sense of yourself for the
better.Specifically, you will learn: How low self-esteem develops and what keeps
it going How to question your negative thoughts and the attitudes that underlie
them How to identify your strengths and good qualities for a more balanced,
kindly view of yourselfOvercoming self-help guides use clinically proven
techniques to treat long-standing and disabling conditions, both psychological
and physical. Many guides in the Overcoming series are recommended under the
Reading Well Books on Prescription scheme.