Overcoming Low Self-Esteem

Overcoming app now available via iTunes and the Google Play Store.’A thoroughly enjoyable read, and [I] would recommend trainee therapists read it also, as it will increase your understanding of the treatment of low self-esteem.’ BABCP MagazineLowself-esteem can make life difficult in all sorts of ways. It can makeyou anxious and unhappy, tormented by doubts and self-critical thoughts.It can get in the way of feeling at ease with other people and stop youfrom leading the life you want to lead. It makes it hard to value andappreciate yourself in the same way you would another person you careabout. Melanie Fennell’s acclaimed and bestselling self-helpguide will help you to understand your low self-esteem and break out ofthe vicious circle of distress, unhelpful behaviour and self-destructivethinking. Using practical techniques from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy(CBT), this book will help you learn the art of self-acceptance and sotransform your sense of yourself for the better.Specifically, you will learn:How low self-esteem develops and what keeps it goingHow to question your negative thoughts and the attitudes that underlie themHow to identify your strengths and good qualities for a more balanced, kindly view of yourselfOvercoming self-help guidesuse clinically proven techniques to treat long-standing and disablingconditions, both psychological and physical. Many guides in theOvercoming series are recommended under the Reading Well Books on Prescription scheme.