Beat Low Self-Esteem With CBT: Teach Yourself

by Christine Wilding (Author), StephenPalmer (Author), Stephen Palmer (Author), Christine Wilding (Author)

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  2010

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  Beat Low Self-Esteem with CBT will give you the skills you need to overcome a lack of self-esteem, making it easier for you to deal with tough times and leaving you a happier and more confident person. A complete program for changing your self-image, it takes you step-by-step through every aspect of confidence, with exercises to accompany each stage and short-term 'personal assignments' that will give you long-term benefits and lasting results.

  
  

  Beat Low Self-Esteem with CBT includes:

  Chapter 1: Great self-esteem: what is it?
  What is self-esteem?
  Childhood origins
  Adulthood: time to tackle low self-esteem
  Introducing your Personal Fault Finder
  The importance of risk taking
  The consequences of low self-esteem
  Introducing self-acceptance
  Your personal view of yourself
  Goal setting

  Chapter 2: Thinking your way out of low self-esteem
  Identifying the problem
  The different levels of thinking
  Beliefs versus facts
  Negative thoughts, assumptions and beliefs
  Rules for living
  The role of emotion in low self-esteem
  Self-defeating behaviour
  Replacing self-defeating thoughts
  Tackling negative beliefs
  Bringing your positive qualities into focus

  Chapter 3: The perfection trap
  What is perfectionism?
  Challenging perfectionistic beliefs
  Developing healthier values

  Chapter 4: Defeat low self-esteem by developing self-acceptance
  Developing self-acceptance
  Healthy versus unhealthy self-acceptance

  Chapter 5: 'It's not my fault: life is against me'
  The low self-esteem victim
  Self-pity: blaming yourself rather than others
  Taking responsibility for your feelings
  Don't give up

  Chapter 6: Increase your self-esteem through assertiveness
  The role of assertiveness in good self-esteem
  Assertiveness skills
  The four behaviour types
  Behaving assertively
  Being assertive with yourself
  Your assertive rights Chapter 7: Act your way to good self-esteem
  'Faking' good self-esteem
  Master confident body language
  Cultivate a confident expression
  Develop a confident-sounding voice
  First impressions

  Chapter 8: Body image
  Is your body image a problem?
  How does poor body image affect you?
  Say 'Goodbye' to poor body image
  Making changes

  Chapter 9: Becoming an optimist
  Increasing optimism
  Positive thinking

  Chapter 10: Self-esteem and relationships
  Why low self-esteem blights relationships
  How to gain confidence in your relationship
  Using openness and honesty
  Surviving a break-up with your self-esteem intact

  Chapter 11: Developing emotional strength
  What is resilience?
  The characteristics of resilience
  Develop emotional strength by improving resilience
  Sources of resilience
  Understanding resilience as a process
  Developing resilience

  Chapter 12: Developing as a person to increase self-esteem
  The keys to the kingdom: your values
  Which values are important to you?
  Creating your personal plan
  Working on your values
  Tackling serious errors of judgement
  Deeply held negative feelings
  Feedback from others can be helpful
  Moving forward: your goal plan

  
  
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  Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.

  Test yourself
  Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.

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  Extra online articles to give you a richer understanding of the subject.

  Five things to remember
  Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts.

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  Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.