Hi everyone,
I was having a discussion with my boyfriend. We have both suffered, and sometimes still feel the effects of, low self esteem. We were talking about different treatments. We have both had both CBT and counselling and have very different opinions on them!
For me, I started with counselling and found it helpful to figure out where my low self esteem came from but then just wanted to do something about it, and I found CBT really helpful in that it gave me practical ways forward.
He's the complete opposite - he started with CBT and found it cold, and he thinks it doesn't address the issues. He then had/has counselling and find it very beneficial because he likes to spend a lot of time going through his feelings, past and present.
I guess I'm just interested in other people's opinions and experiences. At what point do you think it's unhelpful to keep going over the past? Is it possible to really improve self esteem with CBT or is it superficial?
Jenny xxx