Confidence is a state of mind where you have belief and faith in yourself, your ability, your talents and strengths. This may allow you to act in a certain way such having the confidence to give a presentation to a large audience or making those changes to achieve your goals. Many people are lacking in confidence and have low self-esteem which can manifest itself in other ways such as anxiety or depression and it can prevent them from doing the things they love.
Symptoms of low self-esteem/confidence
Symptoms can include focussing on perceived criticism, ignoring any praise or good feedback, avoiding making the changes you want to make, finding it difficult to make decisions and stick to them, avoiding stating your opinion, experiencing feelings of inadequacy, fearing failure and giving up on goals easily, constantly comparing yourself to other people, avoiding social situations, constantly apologising or seeking reassurance.
How can Solution Focused Hypnotherapy help to build confidence and self-esteem?
Solution Focused Hypnotherapy can help you become more confident, happier, and more positive. We will focus on the positive things in your life and identify your strengths, rather than dwelling on the problem. Solution focused techniques will help you visualise how things will be when you are more confident and help you to identify those small steps outside of your comfort zone so you can work towards your goals without worry or fear. We then use guided relaxation to help consolidate these small steps and create new positive thinking patterns.