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                    Rebuild your self confidence

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                    The way we think governs the way we act and feel
                    A lot of us will say that we lack self-confidence. But what do we mean? We can recognise confidence in someone else, but what are the essential ingredients to our own self- confidence?

                    I tend to the view that self-confidence is a belief that the things that you want to do are within your capability. Rather than self-confidence being a feeling, it's about believing you can take effective action. Once you look at it this way, makes it easier to identify where confidence comes from and what you can do to get some more. Self-esteem is about seeing ourselves in a positive light with a healthy self-image. Low self-esteem is often associated with a lack of self-confidence,  and also with anxiety or low mood, and these are all well-treated with cognitive behavioural hypnotherapy.

                    The most effective way of building your self-confidence is to try difficult things out so you prove to yourself that you can manage fine and and that nothing awful happens. Professor  Raj Persaud, psychologist, defines self confidence as the attitude that allows you to promise yourself, no matter how difficult the problem life throws at you, that you will try as hard as you can to help yourself. You acknowledge that sometimes your efforts to help yourself may not result in success. And even where you are successful, it may not be noticed or valued by other people.

                    After just a few sessions with me you will find that you

                    1. change unhelpful thinking and speak kindly to yourself.
                    2. have the courage to be imperfect
                    3. identify your goals in life and make plans to reach them
                    4. overcome fear and anxiety
                    5. become optimistic and hopeful

                    Email me sorted@carolinebrowntherapy.com and see how quickly you can accept yourself warts and all, and build your self-confidence.