Archive for February, 2006
Social anxiety and self-esteem
Building self-esteem is no small task. In my case, I had nothing to work with. My self-confidence was non-existent. If it was ever there at all, it had been slowly eroded over decades. Each negative experience taking a small amount away until there was nothing left.
Starting with self-esteem
My task seemed insurmountable. Why couldn’t I just accept myself as I was, and continue on with life? Well, because life had backed me into a corner and was waiting for me to make the next move. Yeah, I could have carried on as things were, but it wouldn’t have been much of an existence. [...]
A clean slate
As mentioned in my previous posts, I have tried to “kick” the SA habit many times. Unfortunately, it was always short lived. I always attributed that to lack of motivation on my part, but that wasn’t really the case. I would start out with enthusiasm and high hopes, but with each attempt to make some [...]
Starting over
Finding a starting point to try to help myself would be challenging. I had a natural tendency to sweep things under the carpet. I guess I was ashamed of who I really was – or who I thought I was. I could not analyze myself very honestly because I found it painful to admit how [...]