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Finally, a book that fully illuminates
the experience of low self-esteem: the fear and the anxiety, the self-doubts
and self-criticism, the self-defeating behaviors, and the insecurity in
relationships and careers. If you have low self-esteem, this book is
about you and for you.
Breaking the Chain of Low Self-Esteem will empower you to face life with new courage and enthusiasm. Reading it will motivate you to alter self-sabotaging behaviors, challenge you to overcome your fears, teach you to value yourself, inspire you to change your thinking, and enable you to make better choices in relationships and in other areas of your life. [from the back flap of the softbound edition] |
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Marilyn J. Sorensen, Ph.D., is a clinical
psychologist and consultant in Portland, Oregon, with over 21 years in private
practice, specializing in issues of self-esteem and relationships. Dr.
Sorensen is also the co-founder of the Northwest Women's Studies Institute
which provides workshops and training for the general public.
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"Developing a healthy self-esteem is the most valuable
gift you will ever give yourself. Dr. Sorensen leads the reader clearly from
confusion to clarity in how to find freedom and a new way to live."
--Mary Manin Morrissey,
"This fascinating book presents startling new insights into the experience of low self-esteem. Anyone who has struggled with the challenge of self-doubt will feel more deeply understood, valued and hopeful as a result of reading it." --Sandra K. Pinches, Ph.D.,
[from the back cover of the softbound edition]
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"This book presents a guideline for understanding the
effects of low self-esteem in life and offers insights in approaching
the problem. Numerous examples, observations, and explanations provide a
new understanding and a plan for alleviating the lingering pain that accompanies
low self-esteem. Addressing the five points below, this book will give you
a fresh approach to gaining peace and satisfaction in your life. "This book will address this formidable foe--low self-esteem--in five ways.
Breaking the Chain of Low Self-Esteem
"People with LSE generally find themselves at one of the extremes of achievement, either as an overachiever or as an underachiever. Some take the road of continually channeling their energies into attempts to receive recognition, approval, and affirmation, become highly successful in their careers and educational endeavors; they are driven; they are 'overachievers.' They may become workaholics in their attempts to increase their sense of self-worth: obsessive about completing projects, constantly striving from perfection, or continually taking on huge new undertakings... "Others slink back in fear, never realizing their skills or talents. In their insecurity, they are afraid to try new things and are frightened by the challenges they face, vulnerable to the possibility of failure and humiliation. While these people are often capable and bright, they do not recognize or utilize their skills because their motivation has been so repressed and their fear of failure is so great..." Breaking the Chain of Low Self-Esteem
"Loneliness has little to do with whether a person is coupled or single. Many people who are married or coupled are still lonely, while many single people are not. Instead, people feel lonely when they lack emotional connections with others... "There are five levels on which all people can communicate with others. They are: the surface level, the factual level, the thinking level, the feeling level, and the intimacy level. Learning first to like ourselves, learning secondly how to communicate on all of these levels, and learning thirdly to find trustworthy, caring people with whom to communicate are the steps to overcoming loneliness. All three of these elements are necessary; the key to feeling content rather than feeling lonely, however, lies in our ability to develop and maintain a relationship in which we can communicate at the two deepest levels of communication, the feeling and intimacy levels." Breaking the Chain of Low Self-Esteem Read more about this book on the |
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