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Overcoming Low Self-Esteem
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Overcoming Low Self-Esteem has been developed as a self-help manual by Dr Melanie Fennell from the Department of Clinical Psychology at the Warneford Hospital in Oxford. This book will aid readers to understand their condition, and, armed with new knowledge, to break out of the vicious circle of negative self-image, learn the art of self-acceptance and alter their lives
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The methods are good, but there's a troubling hole in the content which is why I settled on a 3, not a 4 even though the book had a powerful impact on my thinking.
Low self esteem can both contribute to, and be caused by, depression and anxiety. For many people running into one will likely put you in contact with the others, given time. This book offers methodical, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy approaches to improving self esteem. Its an interesting read and I found it very helpful. I find I can ...more
Low self esteem can both contribute to, and be caused by, depression and anxiety. For many people running into one will likely put you in contact with the others, given time. This book offers methodical, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy approaches to improving self esteem. Its an interesting read and I found it very helpful. I find I can ...more
Jan 11, 2014
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The book: Overcoming Low Self Esteem
The author: Melanie Fennell, an influential cognitive behavioural therapist whose achievements include founding the Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre.
The subject: A guide to, well, overcoming low self-esteem. This book contains both exercises and exposition, combining to form the next best thing to a course of CBT.
Why I chose it: My cognitive behavioural therapist recommended this to me having isolated low self-esteem as the root of my problems. Im familiar with ...more
The author: Melanie Fennell, an influential cognitive behavioural therapist whose achievements include founding the Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre.
The subject: A guide to, well, overcoming low self-esteem. This book contains both exercises and exposition, combining to form the next best thing to a course of CBT.
Why I chose it: My cognitive behavioural therapist recommended this to me having isolated low self-esteem as the root of my problems. Im familiar with ...more
So I do suffer with low self-esteem and I was recommended this book by a friend.
I always felt that I over-think and put too much emphasis on criticising myself. This self-help course has been instrumental in completely changing my view towards myself, others, and the daily situations that used to cause me anxiety.
In the past I have started reading many other self-help books, but I can honestly say this is the first programme that I have read that I have not found a chore. I personally feel ...more
A pretty thorough work, essentially a treatment manual. The author adapts CBT to treat low self-esteem, and I'm aware of two studies which have shown the program's effectiveness. The author places several demands on readers -- e.g., tons of record keeping assignments -- but I suppose true healing requires commitment and hard work.
Kitabı çok beğendim. Yalnız ismi sanki yanlış olmuş çünkü özgüvenden ziyade çocukluktan getirdiğimiz örüntülerimizi görmemizi ve üstesinden gelmemizi sağlamayı hedeflemiş. Dili de yeterince akıcı ve anlaşılır. Kendine yardım kitaplarında yapılması istenen şeyler uygulanırsa başarıya ulaşılabilir, buda onlardan birisi. Başucu kitabı adayı olabilir.
Väga asjalik ja huvitav raamat. Loen seda raamatut juba pea kaks aastat. Mul oli see e-raamatuna olemas ja üle poole ka loetud, aga kuna mulle kuidagi ei istunud tahvlist lugemine, siis jäi see sinnapaika. Kui 2019 suvel nägin seda raamatut allahinnatuna müügis, siis teadsin, et see on märk. Ostsin ja hakkasin lugema, aga ikka jäi pooleni. Kuniks ma nüüd mõtlesin, et loen selle lõpuks läbi ja väärt oli, et ma end kokku võtsin ja läbi lugesin. Samas võibolla raamat teadis, et nüüd on õige hetk
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The bad: nothing in particular.
The good: a practical and helpful CBT-based guide for overcoming low-self esteem. It covers the basics from a CBT perspective, from belief transformation to examining your rules for living and your predictions about what will happen, going down into your core identity traits and reshaping those beliefs. Solid and informative manual.
The good: a practical and helpful CBT-based guide for overcoming low-self esteem. It covers the basics from a CBT perspective, from belief transformation to examining your rules for living and your predictions about what will happen, going down into your core identity traits and reshaping those beliefs. Solid and informative manual.
An inspiring book.
Self-prejudice, Over-thinking, Self-criticism (toxic).
People who suffer from low self-esteem are incapable of seeing the whole pictures of their egos, simply seeing the ugly part that confirms their prejudice on themselves. They can't help collecting details of failures or setbacks even awkardness in their life to stress their negative cognition of themselves. For most people, the saying is "treat others in the way you would like to be treated", however the advice goes on the ...more
Self-prejudice, Over-thinking, Self-criticism (toxic).
People who suffer from low self-esteem are incapable of seeing the whole pictures of their egos, simply seeing the ugly part that confirms their prejudice on themselves. They can't help collecting details of failures or setbacks even awkardness in their life to stress their negative cognition of themselves. For most people, the saying is "treat others in the way you would like to be treated", however the advice goes on the ...more
Its a bit repetitive, and if youre already familiar with CBT then you might not find a lot thats new here.
That said, the guiding questions in each exercise were helpful and thought-provoking. I also appreciated the characters used throughout the book to provide specific examples for each exercise/point; they also helped me see the far harsher standards I held myself to vs others. ...more
That said, the guiding questions in each exercise were helpful and thought-provoking. I also appreciated the characters used throughout the book to provide specific examples for each exercise/point; they also helped me see the far harsher standards I held myself to vs others. ...more
Cok guzel aciklama ve orneklendirmelerle baslayan kitap maalesef ilerleyen sayfalarda kendini tekrara dustugu icin sonlara dogru sıkıcı olmaya basladi.Genel olarak ortalama bir kitaptan oteye geçemedi maalesef
İyi Hisset ile benzer tonda ama daha eksik, sade ve çokça kendini tekrar eden bir kitap.
Belki de benzer türde çokça kitap okumanın getirdiği doygunluktan da bu düşük puanı vermiş olabilirim. Bana yeni ve fazla bir şey katmadı maalesef.
Belki de benzer türde çokça kitap okumanın getirdiği doygunluktan da bu düşük puanı vermiş olabilirim. Bana yeni ve fazla bir şey katmadı maalesef.
Very informative with some great examples and techniques for boosting self esteem.
I think this book works best when read/used along side other mental health books as usually low self esteem stems from somewhere and often goes along side mental illness.
I think this book works best when read/used along side other mental health books as usually low self esteem stems from somewhere and often goes along side mental illness.
Võtab kokku ja seletab lahti kõik kognitiiv käitumuslik teraapias kasutatavaid enesehinnangu ning põhiuskumute muutmiseks ning mõistmiseks kasutatavaid võtteid. Kindlasti toimib teraapia kõrvalt - iseseisvalt tuleb väga palju iseseisvalt vaeva näha.
Really excellent. It goes hand in hand with CBT so more of a guiding hand than a definitive magic-make-it-all-better but definitely makes you think differently.
This is an absolutely brilliant book and does exactly what it says in the title. I came to this one via a recommendation from a CBT counsellor and via the 'Books on Prescription' list at my local library. I cannot recommend it highly enough. If you really want to use it to make a difference you might also consider getting the three accompanying workbooks recently released. They are by no means essential, but do add even more to this already wonderful program of self-rescue. The only better way
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Bought to help overcome my problems with anxiety, depression and at the time being house bound with social anxiety but I didn't get on with the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) approach. It's not going to be for everyone, even though it is the approach that the NHS subscribes to. I found it too harsh, made me feel even more guilty and in fact made me more ill because I found its intense program too hard to go through.
I've been reading this sporadically since I started CBT therapy last November and I found it really informative. For me, it highlighted and put into words my feelings that I had trouble expressing. It also gave really good resources to help the reader struggling with low self-esteem. Sometimes I found it slightly dense, but I would recommend this to anyone who has low self-esteem.
Informative and very thorough, but not as helpful for someone who doesn't care much for keeping obsessively detailed records of upsetting situations. Then again, even though I'm not fond of record-keeping at all, I did appreciate the practical value of the advice and insights in this book, and the real-life examples were a nice (and sometimes enlightening) touch.
May 19, 2016
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I did not enjoy it as much as I enjoyed the overcoming suspicious and paranoid thoughts book.
I read this because of that book, as they said in that, that if your mood is low, then you should try out this book or something.
Although it's not a bad book, if i work through it, I think I can make improvement.
I read this because of that book, as they said in that, that if your mood is low, then you should try out this book or something.
Although it's not a bad book, if i work through it, I think I can make improvement.
While I haven't yet (hopefully) done the exercises suggested in the book, they definitely seem like they could be quite helpful. Just having read the book I feel like I've been given plenty of useful advice that will help me change my thinking.
Really good for improvement the tool kit with plenty of mind management tools.
A good back up to therapy as it covers what your likely to come across in CBT- Nor sure it would be suitable as a pure self help book though.
Lengthy but worth it.. I guess it's for people who are on the further end of the low self-esteem spectrum. It has its similarities in the overcoming anxiety book.
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