How do you know if you have healthy self-esteem? You can quickly tell whether or not you have good self-esteem by paying attention to the choices you make. If you are confident in your worth and value, you will choose relationships with people who treat you kindly. You will choose jobs that appreciate what you…
My mother and father were both victims of childhood neglect and abuse growing up. Their unhealed maltreatment carried over to how they parented my siblings and me. My father would whip my mother, my siblings and me with his belt if we did not obey him. He would also yell, call us demeaning names, and…
Anxiety has become the most common mental illness in the United States, affecting more than 40 million adults. The symptoms that anxiety creates in the mind and body include: Excessive worry, apprehension, uncertainty or expectation Restlessness, feeling keyed up or on edge Difficulty concentrating or mind going blank Fatigue due to unsatisfying sleep (difficulty falling…