Self Help Question And Answer
Ok, im half american, but i live in england. Im VERY against george Bush and [sorry if this offends anyone] think he is what is wrong with america. anyway, i have always been proud of being half american, but alot of people i know hate americans, and, recently, have sometimes felt ashamed of it, and the last thing i want to be is ashamed of my heratige. i also sometimes hear conversations about Americans, jokes or just general talk, about how stupid Americans are, and it makes me feel so bad. I know that they're are alot of right-wing americans that have [in my opinion] wrong views, but even they are generally nice, and most, if not all the Americans i know are nice people. So what can i do to help my self-esteem about my american heritage?
I am forced into it, as I don’t like unhygienic hotel food. I lack in experience and I suffer like anything for want of ideas, tips and shortcuts. Please help me out. It will also be good to many others in the same pitch too. Can you suggest a good website to refer to on this. Thank you.
I have come to the determination and conclusion that self-absorption is actually good. It DOESN'T mean selfishness, but focusing on the self to realize what is a good life, improve introspection to work on weaknesses, intellect, habits, change bad to good habits, realize the wrong one may have done to others, feel remorse, reflect, etc.
I am 17 and 5ft tall. I weigh about 140. yea a lot i know. I'm chubby but the thing is i want to lose weight but i get muscles really easy. the only reason why im chubby and not fat at 140lb is because of my muscles. I'm starting to run ever day but all it seems to do is get my muscles bulkyer. I want to be skinny fit but i can't seem to get there. I tried streching but everytime i do i get these voices that saying i could never be skinny my self esteem is so low. is there a way anyone could help with my body shape and my self esteem? i know i sound so childish and all but ... i guess i need help.
Ok, I'm about 100kg and my height is 160cm. I don't like my looks and I don't have a true friend. Non of my colleague want to listen to my opinion. What can I do to improve my self confident so that people can try to accept my opinion?
I have a 1989 Honda Civic LX with a 1.5 liter throttle body engine. My car will drive 25 mph down the road without touching the gas pedal. It also tries to go by its self when I am at a full stop at a light or stop sign. The only thing I can think of is that it is an idle issue. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
I want to give my students a self eval at the start of the course reflecting their multicultural awareness and knowledge of diversity. I will give the same eval at the end of the course to see how they improve. This is a college level course. Your own self eval questions would also be appreciated.
I have heard that a sponsor for a self-published book is another way to get your book advertised and out to the world faster. Is this true?
I have schizoaffective disorder, and I'm regrouping after a year long episode, and my thoughts and actions are very disorganized, and I still zone out a lot, are there any self help techniques that anyone would be willing to share to help me organize my life and thoughts?
[and i'm not counting the healthy bank balances of any well off self help authors amongst you!]
or do you forget all the helpful ideas and your own good intentions, the day after you put the book down.
what do you all think of that? I mean, there have been studies done and published that say that having good/high self esteem dosent help us or make us any better at all.
That really confuses me and sounds so confusing.
1) Bill Clinton Foundation`s work in Self help area.
I am just a friend but he has so much to offer. He's got low self esteem and seems to tell people what they want to hear. All I have been doing is listening to him and giving him advice when I feel it's appropriate. And I let him know that I am not judgemental because I have made mistakes myself. We're only human. Tomorrow is another day. And I DON'T tell him what he should or shouldn't do. Is there more I can do or say?
My son is 5 and in kindergarten. He does very well in school except for his self control. He gets distracted very easily by other children that are misbehaving. I have told him many times that if he sees a child in his class misbehaving that he shouldn't join in because it will just get him in trouble (example: talking when the teacher is talking). He tells me he knows that he shouldn't but he can't help it. Any suggestions.
Why is this self-help book your favorite? Did it change your life significantly?
I volunteer at a self help center we are in dire need of funding for our center.We are searching for Arts & craft supplies as well as a new van to do boarding home outreach as well as center outtings. We have a page on migente.
brighter_days_sch@migente.com
I've been reading books on self help and on how to control anxiety. I have some social anxiety and I've been trying to apply everything I am learning about how to go about changing my self image etc...
But how do I convert the words on the page to improvement. The problem is that by reading something that it just doesnt become gospel and become stone in your head. I still have those negative thoughts and no matter how hard I try to get rid of them they always resurface no matter how many books I may read.
So My question is, how do I take what I read in a self help book and make some permanent change in my behavior.
Is affirmations the only way?
I am interested in ways to help my girlfriend realize she isn't fat and is actually beautiful. Your thoughts?
Besides, why are so many women so self-loathing????
Chang... I said my girlfriend not your mother.
Seriously, she is 5'7" 110 lbs. Looks like a barbie.
Sky Witch... you obviously mistyped your name.
Chang's original comment was the my girlfriend was "fat." That is why I left my comment.
Think before you speak. Thanks.
This might seem a bit odd, but I have often wondered, with the almost identical nature of various recent and time-tested self-improvement materials out there, why haven't self-help authors, motivational speakers, or even Scientology sued one another to pieces over Intellectual property or copyright violations, et cetera? Does this mean anyone can all but mimick Joe Guru's latest / greatest book or technique without fear of legal repercussion?
I understand that it is commonly accepted knowledge that very few truly "novel" concepts emerge in personal development tools. The question is, with the exception of the recent lawsuit over "The Secret", why is it that such similar materials like self-help books do not violate some legal scenario?
Most thorough reply wins. Many thanks.
Is anyone truly a self made millionaire/ billionaire or did they need to get a little help from their friends or catch a break somewhere down the line? I see all of these people that say, "Well, I made it on my own so I ain't gonna help nobody else because everyone is lazy and I picked myself up from my bootstraps." I mean, come on, is there really anyone out there who did it all by themselves without the help of anyone?
I have fairly low self-esteem and am extremely insecure at times, especially in relationships. Are there any good books or programs that might help me with my self-esteem issues?
I'm not religious, so I would really like suggestions that don't include religion or praying. Thanks!
I am baking for a fundraiser and I really screwed something up. I made batter for pumpkin bread, but accidently used self rising flour- AND added the baking soda, powder and salt the recipe called for! Does anyone know how I can save the dough? Is it too messed up? Please-someone with experience- help me!
I'm looking for information on how to be a better person. How I can work towards it. How I can rationalize my thoughts, and set a goal towards.
Hell, even a life basics book would help me out. Anything other than self help which makes a point of wording their books like you are in need of "help" and are thus pitiful.
My best friend is sex addict. She/s showing risky and self destructive behavior, like having casual sex, neglecting her family & friends and her job.She's being treated for depression. I feel very sorry and helpless. How do i help her out?
I like reading these books but they almost always leave me disappointed. I'd rather read one of these though than go to a psychiatrist. Any suggestions? I don't care what topic, just self help books. I've got all kinds of problems. I don't want any religious self help books unless they are about how to free yourself from religious shackles or how to reverse the brain damage caused by Catholicism.
I rent a 3 bed house. I'm self employed. Things are going fine at the moment, but my worry is that if I got sick or had an accident I wouldn't be able to pay the rent. Would I get any help ? Housing benefit/sickness benefit ?
I am depressed. I have a stressful job, managing staff as well as the public, and I feel as though everything I do away from work is a mess. I live with my boyfriend of over 3yrs, and I consider our relationship to be happy. However, I feel alot of the time like I let him down and repulse him. I have very low self worth and I always wonder how somebody as great as him stays with me when he really could have anybody.
I cant get along with his family as they seem to be "the perfect family" and I feel as though they are wishing for the day that I`m not around to ruin their son`s life.
I guess I just feel as though I eek out an existance rather than appreciating life. Dont seem to have any more energy or interest in anything and I sometimes think that the world would be happier if I were not around. I feel at rock-bottom, completely pushed over the edge.
I cant continue like this. I have a problem. When I approached my GP, she just told me to read self-help books.
I might add that this is all taking stress on my health with various symptoms (heart palpitations, panic & anxiety attacks, migraines, low immunity, aching body etc) I fear that if I dont get help before I do something that harms me, my health (or lack of it) will get me there just as quick
I am starting a NPO and it is focused on helping teenagers with self-esteem and other issues...I also want to help teens with funds and clothing for high school events. How do I get teens to ask for help?
I am a do it your self person and need to do some rust repair done on my car on my. Can any one give me some tips on materials to use and where I might get them. And where I can buy or check out a book on auto body repair. I own a 1988 Toyota Celica with only 134000 miles on it and would like to make this 20 year old car look nice again. Can anyone help?
Other kids make fun of her and she feels stupid, fat, ugly, etc etc. How do I teach her that self esteem comes from within and it does not matter what anyone says about her? I would like to find a gift for the holidays to do this.... HELP!!! What can I possibly buy her to teach self esteem? THANKS.
I am starting to get sick of being so shy and not believing in my self with almost everthing i do. Alot of great oppritunities just pass me by because I don't have enough courage to make the first move. Please help me if you have any suggestions on how to raise your self esteem.
My daughter just finished her first year of school in an inner city preschool. Next year she will be attending a private school in the country. At the tale end of this year she began to ask why she wasn't pretty like the rest of the girls. She is only 4 years old and I somehow thought that this subject would come up later in her life. She is very lovely, cocoa colored hair, big brown eyes, peaches and cream skin, really very beautiful, many have remark on this. But somehow in her mind she feels less than. My concern is that in inner city the pressure to look pretty certainly wouldn't be a high as it will be in her new private school in the autumn. How can I help her feel better about her self image and learn to love herself just the way God made her? I don't want her to have an inflated image either, just a healthy positive mindset. Any ideas? Thanks so much in advance!
I have Gynecomastia, it is a condition of large female like breasts on a male body. This is not caused by excessive weight in my case as I weight 165 lbs and am 6 ft tall..the weight problem one is callsed Psudo-Gynecomastia because it isn't really gynecomastia. I was wondering who I can get help from to have surgery or help my self image. I don't get involved in social activity or have a job because I used to be teased in school all the time which caused me to go into hiding for years. I am 24 now still living at home and can't find anyone to help me, I don't know what to do. I tried to force myself to get over it but I can't, I did wear an ace bandage to compress them flat and that gave me a large confidence boost but those are so uncomfortable to wrap around me. I just wish to look like a normal male, any ideas?
I Know certain conditions or drug use can cause this, I have never taken drugs and I am not sure if I have a bad liver or hyper thyroid but this is what I am wondering, what charity can help me as I do not have money.
I have researched the condition for several years, I know plastic surgery can solve it but thats like $5000 or so which I do not have, I've tried talking to charities before they just ignore me. I wrote to Oprah and she ignored me, I wrote to dr phil and he ignored me, I have no insurance this is why I am seeking charity help. Sorry I did not make this clear before =\
i know a person who attended a well known self help gure from the USA this person has spent thousands of dollars on seminars books and cds
She even traveled interstate to attend a meeting she has gone 3 years in a row she has been told by 5 years she will have a better job she will also have a happy relationship and be financally secure well on her way to being a millionare within 5 years
I personally dont agree and think its imoral and fraud to get a group of incecure people take there money and tell them to jump up and down and wave your arms up in the air and shout i will be a winner
For the record this person still has the same job and the same rate of pay and is still single, this is just my oppinion but surelly the most insecure person would have the sence that to inprove yourself you dont need to pay somebody else thousands of dollars i told my friend maybe she should do some courses and maybe join a few social clubs not spent money on some money hungry guru
GIVE ME A BREAK
I am writing a proposal essay on the media's effect on self-esteem in teenage girls for my college-course Writing class. I need cost effective methods to help raise teenage girl's self-esteem levels. Detail, please (unless I can find info on google, I keep looking and I'm finding jack squat besides self-help books and that won't do me any good): how cost effective the methods are, how to implement them, and how feasible they are.
Thanks!
I am looking for great financial self help material ranging from books to internet. Thank You!
Help! We have a white prom dress with beading and my daughter used a self tanner before wearing it and now it is stained (inside and out) with brown self tanner! The dry cleaner will not take it because of the beading. This dress has only been worn once and is too expensive to get rid of. Help!
My daughter is 10, in the 5th grade and she's an only child.
She's a very happy girl overall, but the girls at school in her classroom and on the playground having been saying things that are critical and rude to her lately and it just devestates her. They say they do not like her shoes or she's too tall or she cannot play basketball worth a darn and she cries every night about these things they have said to her.
She does not know how to let it roll off of her and move on. I am talking with her constantly about it, but it's not helping at all.
I did put her in gymnastics two days a week (she's good at that) that may help her feel good about herself and increase her self-confidence. Any other ideas? Is this just little girl pre-teen angst? How do I know it's not more serious?
I live in Northern Virginia and I am looking for a self help group to help me and get more info about self injurious behaviours. I have Tourette's Syndrome and I have a bad habit of picking the skin off my fingers/feet and biting my lips. Anybody know any groups?
I own an older trombone (conn director w/ bach 6.5 mouthpiece) and I want to learn how to play without signing up for lessons. What is the best self help guide/book to help explain slide positions/notes and the alike to become a great trombone player?
He's 28yrs old and always struggled with anger and frustration problems because of his ADD. He graduated college in November but has no job and still living with his parents.
Ever since he was a little boy, he believed he would die young. He says that his self-destructive ways are intentional so that he will die young.
His daily routine is to wake up at 4 pm, have a ciggarette, eat one meal, hop onto the computer and play games and smoke weed until 5 or 6 in the morning.
His parents are never home so they don't know about these habits. He lies completely to their faces about what he does all day and his parents buy everything he says. If they only knew how troubled he really was. He just obviously doesn't do anything for his future because he's not planning on living in the future. He has no love for himself or anything else....
What should I do? I'm the only person that knows how truly destructive he is. How could I help him? Where can I get information to learn to help him?
I just need help on the side and i want a self help good what book would you reccomend?
People seem to always think just because you are having some behavioral issues that you need to seek help from a pshycologist. But isnt it possible that as you become more aware of your negative actions that you can have enough self control to rectify the issue on your own without professional help?
Are there any good self-help books for increasing patience and decreasing irritability?
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