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Self esteem & self respect

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Blushingm · 07/06/2017 21:01

I seem to have neither. How do you go about building it? I'm at a total loss!Sad

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Cesar1 · 07/06/2017 21:26

Hard to say without a bit more info OP, but I'm sorry you're feeling like that. Has it always been that way for you or has something happened to make it so?

mrholmes · 07/06/2017 21:35

If it doesn't come naturally from when you were younger. I would advise therapy. Learning to say no and being assertive is a good start.

WhooooAmI24601 · 07/06/2017 21:51

Lots of counselling, lots of work on myself, lots of support from friends and family. I had none as a kid, so would act the goat and play up to overcompensate. I grew up when I had DS1 and had counselling to learn to sort my shit out and it changed my life.

totheseaside · 07/06/2017 23:19

I recommend this book. It's been a real game changer for me www.amazon.co.uk/Woman-Your-Own-Right-Assertiveness/dp/0704334208?tag=mumsnetforum-21

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Blushingm · 08/06/2017 20:07

I just find it so hard to believe that I'm worth anyones time or effort.........and if I do get attention then I find it hard to say no to anything or I allow myself to be used of treated badly

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