Beat Low Self-Esteem with CBT: A Teach Yourself Guide

by Christine Wilding, Stephen Palmer

Improve your self-esteem by mastering the principles of CBT

Using the proven techniques of cognitive behavioral therapy, this book will help you understand the impact that poor self-esteem could be having on your life and give you the tools you need to turn self-criticism into self-acceptance. It will help you tackle and change the negative beliefs that cause you anxiety and pain. You will become fundamentally more confident, content and at ease with yourself.

You can also visit teachyourself.com for tests, extension articles and a vibrant community of like-minded learners. And if you don't have much time, don't worry--this book gives you one-, five-, and 10-minute bites of learning to get you started.

Genres: Psychology, Self Help, Nonfiction

224 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2010

Reviews

[Nasim · Rating 3 out of 5]

تا حدودی کتاب کاملی در این مبحث هست، اما بسیار کند و سخت پیش بردمش و یکی از دلایلش هم ترجمه نه چندان خوب اون هست؛ متن روان نبود. اما خب موضوع جدیدی برام بود، آشنایی باهاش جذاب و خواندنی.
اما فکر می کنم درباره این موضوع کتاب های مفیدتر با چهارچوب خلاصه تر و بهتر وجود داشته باشند و این کتاب بیشتر به درد افرادی میخورد که تخصصی درباره این موضوع بخوانند.
عنوان فارسی این کتاب در گودریدز وجود نداشت متاسفانه!

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[Alina · Rating 2 out of 5]

Key learning & notes from a book are:
1. Self- esteem arises from personal negative thinking or PFF( personal fault finders). PFF based on our own belief rather than valid facts. Do not try to defeat PFF but acknowledge where it's coming from, try to understand it. It's a good idea to keep a track of your emotions, thoughts , behavior. Test new ideas , write 3 good and grateful things from your day
2. Desire for Perfectionism only will set you to fail. It's great to improve yourself but it's not good to criticize yourself if it's not to the standard
3. Healthy self awareness- understanding own feelings and wants. When situation arises evaluate your emotions, reflect on possible outcomes, be calm and constructive
4. Positive thinking is a key, there is no problem there is a challenge

TBC

[Christina Makise · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of the books that actually changed my life for the better. I've never been to see a medical professional about low self-esteem, but I know that it has been negatively and severely impacting my life, but I didn't know how to change that.... until I read this book.

As it is a book on CBT, it is very practical. I like that they try to slowly introduce concepts, with examples, to you in each chapter, so you don't feel overwhelmed by all the information. After getting used to the concepts, you are able to more readily apply it to real life. The most useful thing is probably learning about the distorted thinking patterns and how to identify negative thoughts. Because this book is so easy to understand, with very practical steps to follow, I could actually apply the concepts to real life and it improved my mental well-being tremendously. I am going to be forever grateful to the author of this book.

I would recommend it to anyone who's looking for beginners-level guide on how to improve their self-esteem.

[Rebecca Saneka · Rating 3 out of 5]

To be honest, I don't think this book was well suited to me. My self-esteem is not particularly low at the moment - I hadn't actually realised how much it had improved, so that's one really great positive from reading this. The book did raise some good points that I recall having come across previously, so it provided a good reminder. I also previously thought that I aligned a lot to the CBT approach but have consequently started rethinking this.

[Heather Campbell · Rating 4 out of 5]

some useful exercises

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very interesting information presented in simple, jargon free language. Perhaps too simple and not quite gripping enough to hold a readers attention..