Archive for the ‘Self Esteem’ Category
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Irrational Thoughts
All too often we cause our misery by making mountains out of molehills. 1.Mistakes are never acceptable. If I make one, it means that I am incompetent. This is overly generalized. Would you expect your best friend or your child nto never make mistakes? When they do, do you think they are incompetent? People make mistakes....
Self-Esteem
Self-esteem is simply the way we feel about ourselves. It is the product of people’s evaluation of their real-selves compared with their ideal-selves. Everyone has an ideal-self. This is who they believe they should be. (remember, “shoulds” almost always add unnecessary stress). People form this idea of...