I thought this post from Buzzfeed/Tumblr offered a great insight into the internal process of battling mental health issues: One example: me: *enjoys self* brain: okay so that's great...but have you considered that maybe everyone finds you annoying and is glad when you're not there??? Great to see popular websites like Buzzfeed dealing with these issues... How does … Continue reading Buzzfeed post: Keeping it real about mental health
Boost of the Day #75: Be Complete
Do you believe you need a relationship to make you a complete person? Believing this will inevitably lead to you being reliant (and often, needy) on another person to feel good about yourself. To truly have high self-esteem, you need to work on believing that you can be complete all by yourself. That way, you … Continue reading Boost of the Day #75: Be Complete
Booster tip #8: Three thoughts
One very simple exercise, which can be helpful in raising your general wellbeing and self-esteem, is to take the time at the end of your day to think about three things that you've done today. Three things that you are pleased with. These do not have to be large, impressive things... For example, my day … Continue reading Booster tip #8: Three thoughts
Boost of the Day #74: Progress
Never aim for perfection, no matter what the task in hand is. You're just setting yourself up for anxiety, stress and a sense of failure. It's really easy to say this - much harder to execute in reality if you have perfectionist tendencies! Try looking at your situation as if you were looking at your … Continue reading Boost of the Day #74: Progress
Booster tip #7: Finding alternative perspectives
In my post about a useful, practical way of raising low self-esteem, I said I would write a follow-up article on how to find alternative perspectives to negative predictions. It can be really hard to think of an alternative perspective when you strongly believe something negative. Asking yourself the following questions may help... I will use … Continue reading Booster tip #7: Finding alternative perspectives
What is Low Self-esteem?
Source: What is Low Self-esteem? Read this blog post for some excellent tips on how to boost your self-esteem...
Boost of the Day #73: Compete with yourself
Competition can be healthy, but the best type of competition is the one you have with yourself. Don't focus on beating others so much, focus on becoming the best version of yourself you can be. That could be by making progress in a hobby you enjoy, working towards a personal goal or just by becoming an even kinder … Continue reading Boost of the Day #73: Compete with yourself
Boost of the Day #72: Accomplishment
When a task becomes hard, when your muscles get painful, when times get tough...that is when you will get stronger, faster and better... That's when you'll really start to accomplish in life.
Boost of the Day #71: Don’t be so hard on yourself
Currently loving the lyrics to Jess Glynne's new song... Listen to the full song here: have a dance, listen hard to the lyrics and please take the good advice!
Buzzfeed Post: 11 Things No One Tells Guys With Depression
Read this great article from Buzzfeed here. It's not only brilliant for highlighting the fact that it is very difficult for men who suffer with depression and/or anxiety. They are under pressure to maintain this 'manly' persona that society has made people believe in. They shouldn't show any weakness, or any humanity apparently! We need … Continue reading Buzzfeed Post: 11 Things No One Tells Guys With Depression
Boost Esteem 