[Eleny]

Do you think talk therapy is a good tool for building self esteem?

[gonegirl99]

I just create affirmations for myself like "I am Worthy, I am Loved" etc.

[Eleny]

Originally Posted by gonegirl99

I just create affirmations for myself like "I am Worthy, I am Loved" etc.

Do you find these affirmations effective? I always stop doing them after a while, I find it really hard to stay in the habit.

[marmaduke]

Yup they are effective if you do them often enough.
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[barbella]

Originally Posted by Eleny

Do you think talk therapy is a good tool for building self esteem?

I think it can be if you get a good therapist that is willing to work with you on it.

I've had super success with Cognative Behavior Therapy.

[Perna]

For me, self esteem came with success. Set little goals for yourself of things you genuinely want to do and getting them done will make you feel better and give you experiences you can point to in the future when things are difficult to show you can do it (whatever it is).

Experiment; if you want to feel better around other people, decide to greet 1-5-10 people and you'll be gleeful :-) and get an attitude, "Look at me, I said "hello" to 4 strangers and they smiled and said "hello" back!" Being gleeful at such little things will make you smile at yourself and realize it's okay to be shy and anxious and you are actually sweet and everything will be okay, it will just take some time and practice.

[delicate grass]

I completely agree with Perna! For me this works the best. No matter how many people, including therapist say you're worthy if it doesn't come from you it is not effective.

For me it really helped when I started seeing small things as achievements. Smiling and greeting people is a great starter cause it makes for a positive attitude in general. I really appreciate positivity as well, since it takes a lot of bravery and strength to have it these days.