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I was feeling a little low today, and that’s OK. I am arriving at a life crossroads and did not know if I was up to the changes needed. So I looked for a self esteem booster, a little positive reinforcement. Hope one resonates with you.
Self Esteem Quotes & Quotations

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by Jeff Herring

Self esteem. Now there’s a well used and little understood term. Self esteem seems to be one of those terms that we frequently use without really knowing exactly what it means. Just what is this self esteem thing? And where do you go to get some?

I’ve never seen a self esteem [...]

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Low self-esteem and building confidence is frequently an issue that needs to be addressed in early addiction recovery. I love information that is presented in a ‘quick tips format’ and found this article on self-esteem that I thought was quite well done.

7 Steps To Achieving Healthy Self-Esteem
By Sandy Heinz
The happiest people are those who [...]

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Guilt is the emotional reaction people may feel if they believe they are directly or indirectly responsible for something bad happening.
Feelings of guilt arise often in addiction recovery because of our behavior and consequences.
This is different from the feeling of shame, because people who feel shame are evaluating themselves as bad—not just their actions. For [...]

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I was doing some research on a report I am writing concerning shame and how it affects people in addiction recovery. It was tough sledding for me because the more I read about shame the more things started to strike home. One of my issues has always been abandonment. I have been abandoned by a [...]

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Sometimes in addiction recovery, self love is lacking. We can be merciless on ourselves. Take a quick moment and be gentle with yourself ladle some self-love into your soul.

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When you learn how to empower and motivate yourself, you take back control of your own emotions and your life!

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Here are seven quick tips to help build your self esteem.

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In part 1 of this two-part article we discussed the hierarchy of needs as proposed by Abraham Maslow in the early 1940’s. In that theory he outlined six steps that need to be progressively attained and worked through to eventually attain happiness and spiritual fulfillment.
In this, the second part of our article, we will relate [...]

 

 Fear and Saftey in Addiction Recovery part 2 [6:01m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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I was asked a short time ago to develop and present a lecture on fear, and the role it plays in active addiction and on those in addiction recovery. Here we discuss what is missing in active addiction.

 

 Fear and Saftey in Addiction Recovery [5:41m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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