
Self-esteem: The Lazy Person's Guide!
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Change how you think and feel about yourself - and change your life. You've had a glance at the vast array of self-esteem books on the shelves and been thoroughly daunted. It all seems so complicated. You don't have time to wade through pages and pages of technical jargon, therapeutic approaches, discussions, case studies or quizzes. You don't want to have to take up yoga or tai chi, let alone swim with dolphins or nurture your inner child. You just want to feel better about yourself - and fast! Enter The Lazy Person's Guide! In no time at all this little guide will help you understand and improve the way you think and feel about yourself. It will give you all the essential information and advice you need and will help you change your life for the better, right now. The Lazy Person's Guide! is a series of popular, cheerful yet thoroughly grounded, practical and authoritative books on various health issues and conditions. Other titles in the series include Beating Overeating, Detox, Exercise, Improving Your Memory, Midlife, Quitting Smoking and Stress.
- Self-esteem
- Do you have it?
- Why haven't you got it?
- How can you get it?
- Get to know yourself
- Don't believe it because you think it
- Manage your emotions
- Improve your communication skills
- Make decisions
- Take care of yourself
- Manage stress
- Enjoy yourself
- Extra help, if you need it
- Confidence-boosting tips
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Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Note from the publisher
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Self-esteem
- What self-esteem isn't about
- What about the meek inheriting the earth and all that?
- Chapter 2: Do you have it?
- Chapter 3: Why haven't you got it?
- What causes low self-esteem?
- Chapter 4: How can you get it?
- So, what are the secrets of self-esteem?
- Chapter 5: Get to know yourself
- Chapter 6: Don't believe it because you think it
- Exaggerating
- I've failed again
- That's it, I can't do it
- It's my fault
- Fortune telling!
- Ignoring the positive
- Worry
- Finding an alternative way to think
- Chapter 7: Manage your emotions
- When you don't know what you are feeling
- Accept, choose and manage
- Accept
- Choice
- Manage
- Managing specific emotions
- Sadness and disappointment
- Guilt
- Shame
- Anger
- Fear
- Jealousy
- Envy
- Apathy
- Loving too much
- Review time
- Chapter 8: Improve your communication skills
- Assertiveness
- Dealing with criticism
- Gender-related criticism
- It's okay to say no
- Chapter 9: Make decisions
- Deciding what to do
- Don't set unrealistic goals
- Putting a solution into practice
- What if I make the wrong decision?
- What if you can't make a decision quickly?
- Will making decisions make me feel better about myself?
- Chapter 10: Take care of yourself
- Back to basics
- Sleep well
- Keep active
- Eating to boost self-esteem
- Food and mood
- Designing a healthy diet
- Carbohydrate
- Protein
- Fat
- Fibre
- Vitamins and minerals
- Water
- Salt and sugar intake
- How much should I be eating?
- When you eat
- Daylight
- Support from others
- You are the best friend you will ever have
- Chapter 11: Manage stress
- Stress management techniques
- Relaxation
- Correct breathing
- Relaxation techniques
- Time management
- Specific stresses
- Get your finances in order
- If your job is stressful
- If relationships are causing stress
- Getting the balance right
- Chapter 12: Enjoy yourself
- Enjoy the way you look
- Enjoy your work
- Keep learning
- Stop comparing yourself with others
- Be yourself
- Letting go
- It's up to you now
- But what if self-esteem is still low?
- Chapter 13: Extra help, if you need it
- Medication
- Therapy
- Psychiatry
- Psychology
- Psychotherapy
- Cognitive behaviour therapy
- Brief therapy
- Transactional analysis (TA)
- Counselling
- Finding the right counsellor
- What does alternative medicine have to offer?
- Nutritional and herbal support
- Should I take a supplement?
- Plant-based medicine
- St John's wort
- Kava
- Other remedies that may help
- Alexander technique
- Aromatherapy
- Autogenic training
- Ayurveda
- Bach flower remedies
- Chinese medicine
- Herbalism
- Homeopathy
- Hypnotherapy
- Meditation
- Nutritional therapy
- Soothing therapies
- Tai chi and yoga
- Don't forget this book!
- Chapter 14: Confidence-boosting tips
- The confidence habit
- First impressions
- Write it down
- Affirmations
- Be energetic
- Organise yourself
- Remember the good times
- Pamper yourself
- Reinvent yourself
- Meet yourself
- Reframe perceptions
- Find compassion
- Little things
- Don't let self-esteem depend on outward success
- Afterword
- Suggested reading
- The inevitable wise proverb or two
- Copyright
- About the Author
- About Gill & Macmillan
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