If you read some useful knowledge and ideas it can make you feel more knowledgeable about life. It can also enlarge your vision, seeing things from a more mature experienced viewpoint.
You can be sure other people have faced the same issues you do. Reading about their lives (biographies) can really give you more experience (theirs) at life and living. This increased experience should improve your self-esteem, and more power to resolve your own problems.
March 2nd, 2010 at 3:55 pm
Well I have read some books that help assist in positive thinking so in that regard….learning to think more positive can help you gain self esteem by looking at life in a more positive manner.
But I dont think there is ever a magical book that will make anyone feel totally better.
The best thing to do is to see a therapist. That way it is tailored to your own personal issues.
Books arent that great for these things. A person isnt going to change just from reading a book. They have to want to change and allready have a good idea of their issue and solution before they read it for it to make an impact I think.
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March 2nd, 2010 at 4:33 pm
Books can give you suggestions on how to go about doing it. It is up to the individual to interpret it and tailor it to their environment and life.
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March 2nd, 2010 at 5:23 pm
They can highlight the most common thoughts of those with low self esteem issues and then teach you how to think differently or show you a different way of looking at things they do and can work if you have will power and try hard i know this because a couple of books and websites have helped me with self esteem issues in the past, it is hard to find the right book for yourself though with so many about.
If you have never been taught or brought up to think that way then sometimes the books can just bring new things to light for you.
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March 2nd, 2010 at 6:06 pm
If you read some useful knowledge and ideas it can make you feel more knowledgeable about life. It can also enlarge your vision, seeing things from a more mature experienced viewpoint.
You can be sure other people have faced the same issues you do. Reading about their lives (biographies) can really give you more experience (theirs) at life and living. This increased experience should improve your self-esteem, and more power to resolve your own problems.
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March 2nd, 2010 at 6:24 pm
I have found some books to be extremely helpful, because they are just another form of other people’s advice. Take on board what is relevant and workable for you and discard the rest.
Two books that have helped me at various times:
‘Should I go or should I stay?’ – Susie Collins. This book looks at relationships and has heaps of questions for you to ask yourself about how your relationship works.
‘Being Happy’ – Andrew Matthews. Matthews talks about the patterns we create in our lives and how that manifests in the way we respond to situations. He provides tools for breaking those patterns. The book is easy to read and very humorous.
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March 2nd, 2010 at 6:59 pm
As much as we would all like to think we are totally unique, and our problems are, too, that is generally not the case.
Whatever happened to you or is causing you problems has probably happened to or is causing problems for at least THOUSANDS of other people, maybe tens of thousands or even more!
Reading about how someone else has suffered and overcome the same problem can be very helpful, and it is a WHOLE LOT cheaper than repeated visits to a therapist!
Additionally, I have read somewhere that traditional psychotherapy has a cure rate of only 3%. If this is true, that number equates to a 97% FAILURE rate!!! (All I know for sure is that I have met a lot of people in my life, and of those who have had encounters with traditional psychotherapy, NOT EVEN ONE appears to have been helped by it in any way.) So if you find a book by someone who has faced and defeated your problem(s), at least you are getting your advice from someone who has a POSITIVE track record!
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observation, logic and common sense