About Confidence-Building & Self-Esteem

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People often seek help in building their self-confidence or improving their self-esteem, although self-acceptance may be an alternative goal in some cases.

Self-Confidence.  This usually refers to belief in one’s ability to achieve some goal or to perform well and it can be either quite general or specific to particular situations.  Confidence can be undermined by low mood, anxiety, negative beliefs, or frustrated attempts at problem-solving.

Self-Esteem.  This refers to one’s sense of self-worth, seeing oneself in a positive light, and is often related to self-image.  Low self-esteem is often associated with anxiety or low mood.

Self-Acceptance.  This is perhaps an alternative to self-esteem, which tends to be conditional.  Self-acceptance means approving of oneself “warts and all” rather than making acceptance of oneself dependent upon achieving some standard or goal.

Blog Articles About Self-Confidence

• Interview Anxiety: Some Basic Tips for Confidence-Building June 16, 2012
  Some self-help tips for overcoming social anxiety and building self-confidence in interview situations, based on a cognitive-behavioural approach.The post Interview Anxiety: Some Basic Tips for Confidence-Building appeared first on Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy in London. […]
  Solutions: London Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Mindfulness & Social Resilience May 13, 2012
  Mindfulness & Social Resilience Gaining Appropriate Psychological Distance Copyright (c) Donald Robertson, 2012.  All rights reserved. Distressing thoughts in social anxiety differ qualitatively from thoughts in most other forms of anxiety insofar as they are often attributed to other people, … Continue reading →The post Mindfulness & Social Resilien […]
  Solutions: London Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Develop a Problem-Solving Attitude December 19, 2010
  This short article explores the concept of negative and positive problem orientation and how to assess and develop a general problem-solving attitude or mind-set.The post Develop a Problem-Solving Attitude appeared first on Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy in London. […]
  Solutions: London Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• William James on Acting “as if” October 17, 2010
  A beautiful quotation from the psychologist William James on acting "as if".The post William James on Acting “as if” appeared first on Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy in London. […]
  Solutions: London Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Review: Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway (1987) by Susan Jeffers September 1, 2010
  This is an excerpt from 50 Self-Help Classics by Tom Butler-Bowdon, reproduced by kind permission of the author, which reviews Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway (1987) by Susan Jeffers. Reproduced by kind permission of the author.The post Review: Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway (1987) by Susan Jeffers appeared first on Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy in London. […]
  Solutions: London Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Where does self-confidence come from? August 30, 2010
  This short article considers the different ways in which confidence (or "self-efficacy") can be increased in therapy or self-help.The post Where does self-confidence come from? appeared first on Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy in London. […]
  Solutions: London Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT)