CONFIDENCE AND SELF-ESTEEM

"Low self-esteem is like driving through life with your handbrake on." - Maxwell Maltz

People who feel good about themselves enjoy life. They decide what they want and feel confident that with application, they can achieve it. They take things in their stride. They respect others’ views and are not unduly upset by them. We call this having self-esteem.

Everyone wants to have confidence; confidence at work, confidence when meeting people, confidence to express themselves, confidence to strive for goals.

Confidence and self-esteem are inextricably linked. Self-esteem can be defined as what you think of yourself as a person. Self-confidence can be defined as what you think of your abilities in any given area. Self-esteem is an inner feeling of being an OK person. Confidence is an outward expression of feeling OK about yourself as a person.

Ultimately, by feeling good about ourselves and acting in the world with those feelings, we can achieve our potential. Thinking well of yourself gives you the courage and motivation to strive for the things you want.

My aim is to help you feel good about yourself and feel able to take on challenges and undertake activities you might only have dreamed of in the past.

Examples of Self-esteem and Confidence Issues I Have Treated

Difficulty being comfortable alone with men
Jealousy when partner speaks to member of the opposite sex
Writer with lack of faith in ability to write in way wanted
Lack of confidence about driving
Lack of faith in ability to complete postgraduate studies
Concern about ability to do self justice in exams
Lack of confidence with authority figures
Overeating because feeling unattractive
General low view of abilities
Lack of confidence speaking up in front of others
Fear of committing to a relationship
Bingeing on food because not fulfilling creative needs
Lack of trust that partner behaving faithfully, despite evidence
Believing creative work is ‘rubbish’
Procrastinating and not finishing things
Never satisfied with quality of work no matter how good others say it is
Repeatedly getting into demeaning relationships
'Grazing' on food because unhappy with relationship
Avoidance of opportunities to give presentations
Negative expectations of life
Feeling “held back” from achieving more.