Sometimes, the bravest and wisest thing we can do for our wellbeing is to take what might appear to be a step backwards. We live in a world that constantly praises progress, momentum, and visible success. But real growth doesn’t always look like a straight line. In fact, some of the most important changes in…
Tag: self deprecation
Common Habits That Secretly Make You Feel Bad About Yourself
Huffpost UK have a great article that covers how traps can lead to poor self-esteem, guilt, anger and more. The article outlines what to look for and, possibly more importantly how to fix them: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/common-habits-that-secretly-make-you-feel-bad-about-yourself_uk_6203dfe8e4b08357089b08d4
Habits That Secretly Make You Feel Bad About Yourself
These traps can lead to poor self-esteem, guilt, anger and more. Here’s what to look for and how to fix them. Another great article from the team at Huff Post. “This is one of several behaviours that can cause us to be mad at (or even hate) ourselves. Here are some other sneaky actions impeding…
Always Too Hard on Yourself?
Self deprecation achieves nothing but making yourself feel rubbish, yet it is something many people do on a regularly in life. Some people are hard on themselves even when receiving praise and feedback. If this sounds familiar you might find the following article to be useful. Here is an extract from the course “If your…
Blog: A time to reflect
Happy New Year! I hope 2021 brings good health and happiness to you all. Over the Christmas break, I was watching the Gavin and Stacey Christmas special from 2019 with my wife. It triggered a conversation as to how different “our world” was just 12 months ago when we had watched it previously. My initial…
Article: A Complete Guide to the Science of Self-Talk
Over at medium.com Brian Pennie shares his story and a guide to self talk. Check out the full article here. I also wrote recently on the topic of self talk and more widely on the topic of self deprecation. Read my blog entry here
Blog: Self Deprecation Achieves Nothing. Lets stamp it out!
I am worthless. I am pathetic. What Am I doing here? I am an imposter. I cannot do this. Do you tell yourself these things? Its called self-deprecation. And let me tell you one thing, self-deprecation solves nothing and will only make you feel down / sad / bad / worthless. The way you talk…
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