{"id":12470,"date":"2021-10-01T06:35:35","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T06:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psychotherapy-londons.com\/?p=12470"},"modified":"2021-11-06T13:39:57","modified_gmt":"2021-11-06T13:39:57","slug":"can-we-increase-our-self-esteem-mental-healtharticle-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mind55555.com\/tr\/2021\/10\/01\/can-we-increase-our-self-esteem-mental-healtharticle-2\/","title":{"rendered":"CAN WE INCREASE OUR SELF-ESTEEM? [MENTAL HEALTH]ARTICLE 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

This was a question the great psychotherapist and father of CBT Albert Ellis attempted to answer decades ago. In answering it, he acquired a critical insight. He had been exploring how best to assist patients increase their self esteem with conditions such as depression. This led him to analyse what the term meant , and therein his journey of discovery began. He realised that the issue was not how best to increase self-esteem , but rather the belief that it could be defined or measured at all. Ellis\u2019s insight was that we are attempting to define and measure something that is non-existent. And we are making ourselves anxious , depressed and ashamed in the process.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite this insight , we continue to use words like self-worth and self-esteem as if they are definable or measurable concepts. If asked to define on paper the term\u2019 self \u2013 worth\u2019 , it should be a simple task .<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is it not obvious?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is it not how we value ourselves as human beings , and therefore easy to measure and improve?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s explore this concept further.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ARTICLE 2<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rating exercise <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a wonderful exercise to challenge our whole concept of self-rating . It is an exercise I regularly request that individual patients and large groups of people do. The results are astoundingly disparate . Let’s see how you do.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1- On a sheet of paper , draw a straight line. At one end of the line , write’1′ and at the other,’100′ . Now rate yourself as a human being between one and a hundred, with the former being useless and latter , fantastic .<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2- Having marked in the score for your personal rating , now mark in where others would rate you.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3- Next, imagine you were recently diagnosed with depression and are on medication. With this information, where would you now rate yourself on the scale.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4-Then, mark in where you think others would rate you on hearing this news. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I will complete in article 3 soon.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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