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by Melanie Fennell (Author)
Boost your confidence and change your life for the betterLow self-esteem can make life difficult in all sorts of ways. It can make you 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 you from leading the life you want to lead. It makes it hard to value and appreciate yourself in the same way you would another person you care about.Melanie Fennell's acclaimed and bestselling self-help guide Overcoming Low Self-esteem has become a classic of self-help literature, winning widespread praise for its practical and user-friendly approach. At last this benchmark work is available as a large format, practical manual, complete with worksheets, diaries and exercises.The Overcoming Low Self-esteem Handbook will help you to understand your low self-esteem and break out of the vicious circle of distress, unhelpful behaviour and self-destructive thinking. Using practical techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), this book will help you learn the art of self-acceptance and so transform your sense of yourself for the better. Specifically, you will:
- Learn how low self-esteem develops and what keeps it going
- Question your negative thoughts and the attitudes that underlie them
- Identify your strengths and good qualities for a more balanced, kindly view of yourself
- Trace your progress, monitor your behaviour and record step-by-step improvements
Author Biography
Melanie Fennell is one of the pioneers of cognitive therapy for depression in the UK and developed the Oxford Diploma in Cognitive Therapy and Oxford/MSc in Advanced Cognitive Therapy. She is a research clinician in the Oxford Mindfulness Centre and teaches on the Masters Degree in MBCT in Oxford University.
