Some people make distinctions between self-confidence, self-esteem, self-worth and self-respect. They are similar concepts and people with low self-confidence generally don’t value themselves highly.
While everyone struggles with confidence occasionally, some people seem generally more confident than others. People with a healthy level of self-esteem often believe in a set of values and feel secure in these principles. They tend to trust their own judgement and do not feel threatened by other people holding different opinions. They also trust in their capacity to solve problems and face difficulties, and they do not generally feel inferior or superior to others.
Low self-confidence can be debilitating. It may involve an underlying sense of not being good enough or inherently unworthy. People with low self-confidence may avoid difficult situations because they do not believe they can handle them. They may also let others dominate or make decisions for them, trusting another person’s judgement more than their own.
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Low self-esteem often originates in childhood or adolescence. Some people will be able to trace their confidence issues to events such as bullying or to critical messages they received from their parents, for example. Others will be unaware of how their self-confidence problems started.
Counselling for low self-confidence includes exploration of the origins of the issue. This helps people to understand that the negative beliefs they hold about themselves are distorted or untrue.
People with low self-esteem may have recurring negative thoughts like:
Our counsellors help clients to challenge their negative internal voice. Once it has quietened down, they can be more compassionate with themselves.
Improving your confidence through counselling can have a positive effect on many areas, including your social life, intimate relationship and work. Counselling can be open-ended or time-limited to 10 sessions. Both face-to-face and online counselling are available.
Confidence is not just something other people have. Self-confidence is attainable for us all.
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