Self-esteem Therapy
Foreword
Some people spend all their lives refusing to face an emptiness within them, a void that communicates an aching sense of wrongness and shame about themselves.
They may try to cover the pain with material success and accomplishments, or numb it with unhealthy behavior, or turn to others to fill up this “hole in the soul,” as John Bradshaw calls it.
What they lack is self-esteem.
Self-esteem is more than feeling self-confident or spouting positive affirmations. It goes to the heart of personal identity, conveying the belief that we are acceptable, respected, and loved as the persons we are—with all our feelings and sensations and even imperfections.
The source of self-esteem lies deep within childhood, from the first moment a vulnerable infant seeks to get its needs met from a caregiving adult. These needs go beyond physical nourishment and safety. To thrive, a child must be acknowledged, accepted, loved without condition. That’s an agenda even the most well-intentioned parent can’t always accommodate.
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