“What happened is done. Stop giving time to things which no longer exist, when there is so much joy to be had here and now.” – Karen Salmansohn.
Some of us may struggle with mental illness, but none of us are “broken”. Feeling extreme pain is part of the human condition.
“Even the most troubled among us can begin to regain footing.” – Katharine Di Cerbo
To heal yourself and to build up your self-esteem, take one step above being like those who’ve wronged you, by looking at yourself with compassion and understanding.
Low self-esteem can have many causes, none of which are your fault. A traumatic experience where you haven’t received the proper support, or you feel judged or blamed for the event, or you felt lonely and abandoned afterwards, can lower self-esteem.
Being listened to, and having connection with others, can be such powerful feelings that they can relieve even the deepest pain.
For every one negative “fact” you’ve decided about yourself, there are other tens of positive facts about you. Choose what to notice about yourself, and value the strengths that you have.
Low self-esteem can cause you to notice and accept as true only the negative facts about yourself.
by Personal Development coach Carmen Jacob.
There are those moments in life when you discover with stupefaction that you are going in circles, doing over and over again the same mistake: “Ah, no, not again! I was sure this time it will work.”
In this article you will find out 10 tips to stop making, again and again, the same mistake; but first, let’s talk about some of the reasons for doing it.
Empathetic listening and acknowledgement means giving someone the chance to feel like they fit into the order of the world.