Rachael Kane

LOSS OF SELF ESTEEM

A fundamental truth about self-esteem is that it needs to come from within. When self-esteem is low, the deficiency creates a feeling of emptiness that you may try to fill by latching on to something external that provides temporary relief, satisfaction or fulfilment.

For some of us, counselling therapy involves coming to acceptance about parts of our selves that we hide from others and finding a way to improve our sense of self esteem so that we no longer feel the need to mask our true self. Gaining confidence in who we are can go a long way to not only self acceptance, but also in becoming more clear about what we want from our relationships and what we are willing to risk of our selves in order to have those relationships.