#depression – Chemical Ali – Pills, Potions and Anti-Depressants

After two years of resisting vehemently the anti-depressant route I finally succumbed and took the advice of loved ones and the doctor.  The reason I have been reluctant is that I do not want to become the stereotype hooked on my chemical crutch. Unable to live a full life without the regular hit of whateverContinue reading "#depression – Chemical Ali – Pills, Potions and Anti-Depressants"

#depression – Knowledge Base – Self-Confidence – Exercise Five – Practising self-confidence

Self-confidence Exercise Five of Six By Ellen Prue Practising self-confidence Although this might seem like 'revision', it's important that you give it some time. The stronger the roots of your self-confidence, the more likely it will stand up to the next storm! You heard about the three biggest myths of self-confidence. If you can't rememberContinue reading "#depression – Knowledge Base – Self-Confidence – Exercise Five – Practising self-confidence"

#depression – Knowledge Base – Self-Confidence – Exercise Six – Putting it all together

Self-confidence Exercise Six of Six By Ellen Prue Putting it all together Now we're going to do some work to consolidate all that you have learned over the previous exercises. To truly learn something in this field, conscious understanding is usually not enough. We need to experience a new skill or feeling in order toContinue reading "#depression – Knowledge Base – Self-Confidence – Exercise Six – Putting it all together"

#depression – Knowledge Base – Self-Confidence – Exercise Four – Self-confident fantasy

Self-confidence Exercise Four By Ellen Prue Self-confident fantasy Now you've read over your notes from the previous exercises, get yourself comfortable and ready to do this exercise. Exercise four Imagine you have been granted three wishes. One of your wishes is to have the self-confidence you want. You go to bed tonight and during theContinue reading "#depression – Knowledge Base – Self-Confidence – Exercise Four – Self-confident fantasy"

#depression – Knowledge Base – Self-Confidence – Exercise Three – Building unconscious patterns of self-confidence

Self-confidence Exercise Three By Ellen Prue Building unconscious patterns of self-confidence This exercise builds up an unconscious pattern for confidence. One of the biggest problems with self-confidence is that people spend their time trying to be less uncomfortable in a situation, or less nervous. Getting away from something is hard, and there's no guarantee you'llContinue reading "#depression – Knowledge Base – Self-Confidence – Exercise Three – Building unconscious patterns of self-confidence"

#depression – Knowledge Base – Self-Confidence – Exercise Two – Modelling self-confidence

Self-confidence Exercise Two By Ellen Prue Modelling self-confidence One of the quickest and most effective ways to understand how someone else goes about things is to 'model' them. This means copying their outward appearance and so getting an idea of how they feel on the inside. This is so effective that some sports clinics haveContinue reading "#depression – Knowledge Base – Self-Confidence – Exercise Two – Modelling self-confidence"