Self-Esteem or Confidence

Symptoms

• You may be socially shy and withdrawn, therefore avoiding social situations and enjoyable activities.
• You may lack the confidence to approach someone you like to start up a conversation or ask for a date.
• It may be that you want that promotion at work but are afraid to be knocked back.
• It may be that you get extreme anxiety if you have to do any public speaking or presenting.
• You may have a poor body image, therefore hide yourself as much as you can.
• It may be that you don't think that you are smart enough, beautiful enough, or tough enough for anyone to love you.
• You may lack the confidence to try new things or go to new places.

Remedies

• With some exploration of your situation, life stage, recent events and family, it is possible to understand the cause of your self image, which may start to change how you view yourself.
• With some therapeutic counselling, it is possible to uncover some events that have contributed to your situation, therefore lessening the hold on you.
• It is possible to learn to relax your body and mind with techniques like progressive muscle relaxation, therefore reducing your anxiety for new things.
• Utilising mindfulness, you can learn to be an observer of your thoughts, feelings and sensations without being disturbed by them.
• Using a technique called focusing, first with the therapist and then on your own, you can learn to stay present to your body symptoms, which allows them to shift, change and bring relief from anxiety.
• It is possible to use techniques like tapping, TFT, EFT with the therapist as well as on your own to soothe, calm and settle your distress in relation to a stressful situation.
• Utilising modalities like sand play therapy,  art and expressive therapy, symbol work, working with parts and dream work it is possible to rework and transform your thoughts, feelings, behaviours and body sensations in relation to any stressful situation.
• Utilising Bi-lateral Stimulation Processing, it is possible to rework and transform any past traumatic or painful events that may be contributing to your low confidence.
• With the use of hypnotherapy it is possible to access the unconscious mind to develop inner resources, coping capacities and confidence as well as changing undesirable patterns and habits.
• With the aid of Chakra Healing, it is possible to clear out stuck beliefs and patterns directly from the body's energy system, followed by rebalancing and connecting to desirable beliefs.
• We may engage with traditional, modern or personal myth, metaphor and story, where it is possible to reconnect to denied or lost parts of self, gain more self awareness and be inspired in hope, strength and resilience.

With some exploration of your situation as well as utilising a variety of therapeutic modalities, it is possible to overcome your symptoms of low confidence and reconnect to enjoyment and fulfilment of life.