The following questions are related to ‘Self-esteem’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
Q: I have struggled with depression since I was a young child, suicidal depression. I was abused in every sense of the word by my mother, godparents, sister, brother-in-law; you name it, I went through it. But around ‘87 I thought that things were going to change. I struggled financially, worked, took care of a [...]
Q: What is the most effective and fastest way to build self esteem? I have been fighting depression and low self esteem for more than a decade. The effects have been paralyzing me in my many attempts to move ahead in my life. I feel bouts of hopelessness. Can you help… please?
A: Chronic low [...]
Q: I have an ex-girlfriend who seems to have suffered a lot in life. I met her 2 years after my own divorce and things progressed very quickly. Here’s a short hisotry of her: Born into a fatherless life, lived in an isolated area, mom dies at 17, pregnant herself at 19, week after giving [...]
Q: I desperately need some advice. I have been with my partner for 11 years; when things are going great, they are fantastic. However, he has a bad anger problem (which he is aware of) as well as intimacy issues, but he won’t do anything about these. I think he may have ‘Borderline Personality Disorder’. [...]
Q: I’m 22 years old. I have had a problem with blushing, sweating and being uncomfortable in a variety of social situations, which started as long ago as I can remember. I like being around people but I often feel insecure. I get nervous around strangers and family alike. I have attempted several different solutions [...]
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