UNDERSTANDING LOW SELF-ESTEEM , ARTICLE 1,2

Article 1

The following is short map of territory of low self – esteem , which can use to navigate your journey towards self-acceptance . The map will help you to make sense of your thoughts and feelings about yourself , and to see there are reasons why they are as they are.

LIFE EXPERIENCE

BOTTOM LINE

RULES FOR LIVING

TRIGGER SITUATION

YOU HAVE BROKEN YOUR RULES. YOU MIGHT BREAK YOUR RULES FOR LIVING.

BOTTOM LINE ACTIVATED

FEEL DOWN , DEPRESSED ANXIOUS PREDICTIONS

SELF-CRITICAL THINKING ( ANXIETY ) ( UNHELPFUL BEHAVIOUR )

AVOID THE SITUATION TAKE PRECAUTIONS

TO STOP YOUR PREDICTIONS COMING TRUE

HOPLESSNESS RUMINATION

( CONFIRMATION OF YOUR BOTTOM LINE , THERE YOU ARE , I KNEW IT, I

REALLY AM )

It will help you to determine which directions to go in, and to explore how low self – esteem operates , while it is happening. If you can learn to recognoze the voice of low self-esteem , rather thasn automatically believing it, you can say to yourself ,’Uh-oh, there I go on’

Article 2

Whether it’s expecting the worst , putting yourself down, demanding too much of yourself, or whatever it may be. you can begin to see thses patterns as no more than old, out-of-date , thinking habits, and to disciver that you need not engage with them, get sucked into them or doing it work and noticing how all the wheels and cogs fit together , but not getting caught up in the moving parts. You can observe what connects to what, what is working, as it should , what needs atytention and what changes to make.

So understanding is the first step to positive change.