Think Confident, Be Confident for Teens: A Cognitive Therapy Guide to Overcoming Self-Doubt and Creating Unshakable Self-Esteem

by Marci G. Fox, Leslie Sokol, Aaron T. Beck (Foreword)

Confidence is like a magnet that attracts people to you and helps you get closer to reaching your goals. When you believe in yourself, you send the message that you have the brains, ability, and talent to handle whatever life sends your way. And the truth is, you do! Using powerful skills based in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Think Confident, Be Confident for Teens shows you how to tap into your self-esteem so you can be yourself in every situation, no matter how awkward you feel or scary that may sound. The fun exercises and tips in this confidence-coaching workbook will guide you past feelings of self-doubt and encourage you to believe in yourself, strengthen your friendships, and meet every challenge head-on. • Recognize and overcome the self-doubting thoughts that bring you down
• Grow your confident thoughts into confident actions
• Enjoy a full social life and attract new friends
• Feel smarter at school and build on your extracurricular talents
This book has been awarded The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Self-Help Seal of Merit ― an award bestowed on outstanding self-help books that are consistent with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) principles and that incorporate scientifically tested strategies for overcoming mental health difficulties. Used alone or in conjunction with therapy, our books offer powerful tools readers can use to jump-start changes in their lives.

Genres: Self Help

200 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Sara · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just completed this very helpful self-esteem book. I know that it’s for Teens, but it still spoke to me. That’s where the root of my problems surfaced: as a teenager. I enjoyed reading this book, learning about doubt distortions, ineffective actions, reading about teen stories and doing some exercises about my own issues.

With this book, I learned that Doubt Distortions are caused by: extreme thinking, depending only on your emotions, nasty name-calling, catastrophizing, forecasting the future, expecting too much and zooming in on the negative. It also taught me about Ineffective Actions which are: avoiding, quitting, perfection, control, manipulate, pleasing, worrying, defending and being unassertive.

Basically, self-esteem comes from a form of Doubt Distortion, which is often followed by an ineffective action. This book helps you to change your give-up thoughts to go-to thoughts. To turn those ineffective actions to effective actions. It shows you to find your confidence path and mindset. They give you tips to keep building your self-confidence by assessing, repairing, growing and maintaining it. I learned a lot from this book. I will keep reading about self-esteem to work on my own and to create my self-esteem project.

[kayla :) · Rating 2 out of 5]

It’s just very repetitive in my opinion

[Solena · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book had good content but I definitely think I was a bit too old for it.

[Katy Lovejoy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I need as much confidence boosters as I can get

[Isabel Castellanos · Rating 3 out of 5]

pues buenos consejos.

[Abby · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is a great resource for teens in need of help learning to deal with lack of confidence and self-doubt. Each chapter has sections where they give a situation, and then a "give-up" thought and a "Go-To" thought. The idea is that over time teenagers will end up going to a "Go-To" thought in difficult situations to help bring up their confidence and keep them on the right track for emotional stability. It gives stories of individuals, and their doubt path, as examples of situations teens may encounter. I gave this book three out of five stars because, although I feel the content is great and the ideas in the book are very useful, the book could have a more user-friendly organization that helps teens to stick with it to the end.

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really liked the fact that it gave some realistic examples and some exercises to work on ourselves.

[Wilhemina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Informative and a good reference source.

[Sydni · Rating 3 out of 5]

Self-help books really aren't my thing, but I actually didn't mind this book.

[Joey Reyes · Rating 4 out of 5]

I learned a lot from this self-help book. Now to see if I can put my learnings to good use when the school year starts.

[Chris Loo · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very helpful book, using cognitive therapy, on helping teens to develop confidence. It's good for both parents and professionals and anyone who interacts with teenagers.