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Old Nov 28, 2011, 11:39 AM
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is there a clinic available in your community that charges by a sliding scale, meaning your economic status? many counties in the US have them. i'd reference the phone book under your county's services. idk. but i'd give it a try. i used it while i was getting back on my feet with little income.
hope this may help.
also using the internet and reading about your concerns may offer you some tools to work with. i still learn so much that way.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/self-esteem/MH00128
http://www.athealth.com/consumer/dis...lf-esteem.html
a great article http://theconfidenceguyonline.com/20...-put-you-down/
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If you want to outgrow the expectations of a family with low self-esteem, you need to stop looking to your family for validation. Hard as it may be, forget about what they think of you, or rather of what you think they think of you, and get on with living your own life. Model the behavior of people who you see displaying traits of true inner confidence that you'd like to emulate. Stop trying to fit in with people in your family of origin who lacked confidence or effective communication skills.http://confidentman.net/self-esteem/forget-family-thinks
long post hope i'm not overdoing this.
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