EFT to Increase Your Self-esteem
Self-esteem means different things to different people. What does it mean to you?
Does it mean more charisma, charm and self-confidence? Is it a quality you would like to possess or do you feel it is something unnecessary?
From personal experience working with clients I feel self-esteem is extremely important and is somewhat underrated. Many emotional problems can in fact be traced to low self-esteem.
If you have trouble telling yourself that you love or accept yourself then you could definitely do with a healthy boost yourself. This is not something to be ashamed of as most people suffer from low self-esteem in varying degrees.
An increase in self-esteem will see you valuing yourself more. If you are a “people-pleaser” you will learn to put yourself first rather than being a doormat for others.
You may think it is conceited or “high and mighty” to possess high self-esteem. But this is definitely not the case.
It is emotionally healthy to have high self-esteem. This doesn’t mean you are better than anyone else. It simply means you care about yourself enough to look after your own needs.
Low self-esteem often has its roots in childhood. Perhaps someone said something to you that you unconsciously took on as “the truth”. Perhaps someone did something to you that has affected how you see yourself.
EFT is an easy tool to learn to use. Once you’ve mastered the basics you can work wonders in your life.
EFT can help you find the root emotional cause of depleted self-esteem and then dissolve it. The root cause doesn’t have to be a traumatic event. It’s likely you don’t even know what the root cause is.
Keep in mind it is not only what was said to us as children but also what was modelled to us. Often the latter can be more powerful.
There are all sorts of external things you can do increase your self-esteem. But rather than focus on these first, it is better to clear any damaging beliefs first.
Once these are cleared you can then focus on those external things to build your self-esteem.
Peace
Carol Prentice
