Better self-esteem: Find inspiration for change among 10 important life areas (1 minute read) This post “Better self-esteem: Find inspiration for change among 10 important life areas” continues with how you can increase your self-esteem by achieving your goals and improve your life. Better self-esteem: Find inspiration for change among 10 important life areas…
This post “Increase your self-esteem by debating with your inner critic” continues with how you can increase your self-esteem by listening to your feelings and heal self-destructive shame. Increase your self-esteem by debating with your inner critic: One way of reducing self-critical shame is to become more self-compassionate. An exercise that can help you…
This post “Increase your self-esteem by standing up against the inner critic” continues with how you can increase your self-esteem by listening to your feelings and heal self-destructive shame. Increase your self-esteem by standing up against the inner critic: One way of reducing self-critical shame is to become more self-compassionate. Last post was about…
This post “Increase your self-esteem by talking back to your inner critic” continues with how you can increase your self-esteem by listening to your feelings and heal self-destructive shame. Increase your self-esteem by talking back to your inner critic: One way of reducing self-critical shame is to become more self-compassionate. This includes identifying the…
Last week’s posts was about the similarities between sense of coherence and the serenity prayer. I will continue with inspirational quotes. Steve Jobs, who was one of the founders of Apple, made a famous speech to the graduating students of Stanford in 2005. The speech reminds us of our limited time on…
Today’s post concludes the posts on Antonovsky’s concept Sense of Coherence. What determines whether stress will be harmful or not is whether or not the stress violates our sense of coherence. The sense of coherence is the extent to which one has a pervasive, enduring and dynamic feeling of confidence that stressful situations…
Cognitive distortions, also called thought traps, are anxiety inducing thought patterns. They are ways of thinking that seem true but are in fact not reasonable, realistic or relevant to the situation. Noticing when we are using thought traps and countering them is an important part of CBT-exercises, which also can reduce symptoms of anxiety. Here…
Today’s post continues with Antonovsky’s concept Sense of Coherence that focuses on handling stressors and how health can be increased (see link to Mittelmark et al in earlier posts for research in this field). What determines whether stress will be harmful or not is whether or not the stress violates our sense of coherence. This…
How to address thought traps with 4 steps based on cognitive therapy (1 minute read) This post “How to address thought traps with 4 steps in cognitive therapy” can be usedd to reduce anxiety. There are many anxiety inducing patterns often called cognitive distortions or thought traps. These are ways of thinking that seem true…
Last week’s post introduced the anxiety inducing pattern cognitive distortions, also called thought traps. These are ways of thinking that seem true but are in fact not reasonable, realistic or relevant to the situation. Noticing when we are using thought traps and countering them is an important part of traditional CBT-exercises that can reduce…