Building Positive Self Talk for Confidence and Self Esteem

Building Positive Self Talk for Confidence and Self Esteem with Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes

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Objectives
 Explain the benefits of positive self talk
 Describe 15 methods for teaching positive self talk to people of all ages
Benefits of Positive Self Talk
 Reduced cortisol and HPA-Axis activation
 Reduced pain
 Improved physical health (Less stress-related disease)
 Increased energy
 Greater life satisfaction
 Improved immunity
Unconditional Positive Regard
 From attachment figures who teach positive talk
 From self
 Encourage the use of the phrase “I love you even if…”
Self Awareness
 I have the ability to… (things you do)
 I am… (inner qualities)
 Keep a daily journal or account of your successes, good qualities and accomplishments
Mantras
 Don’t wait until you are stressed. Practice positive self talk throughout the day—Every day (Positive Thinking Apps)
 Mantras I am capable. I am lovable.
Visualization
 Visualization helps people’s brains “see” how they can succeed (or fail)
 Negative self talk “teaches” the brain that negative things will happen which increases anxiety and distress, reduces concentration and increases a sense of helplessness.
 Positive self-talk helps people’s brains “see” that
Visualization
 Visualizations combined with desensitization help reduce anxiety and distress around…
watch others who are successful and/or role play then use that data to visualize.
Environments
 Surround yourself with positivity
 Parents model positivity
 Listen to positive song
 Have family members bring a positive quote or song (lyrics) with them to dinner once a week and put it on the fridge.
 Give yourself a pep talk every morning.
 Keep a success wall/scrapbook

Self-Other Comparisons
 Focus on being the best person you can be that day, and better than the day before.
 What do you do well?
 What did you do well yesterday?
 What could you do better on today?
Global Statements
 Global negative statements generally start with
 I am…
 I must…
 Focus on your language.
 How different does it feel to say
 “I am stupid” vs. “I am stupid at math.”

Locus of Control
 Too internal means you try to control EVERYTHING
 Identify parts of the situation you did NOT have control over

Minimization of the Positive
 Too often people focus on what went wrong or what they don’t have. (evaluations, money, relationships)
 Spend 10 minutes each day focusing on what went right
 Find the silver lining in the bad
 Remember all the other things that are okay, even when one thing goes awry.
All or Nothing Thinking
 Look for exceptions and what is different

Emotional Reasoning
 Encourage people to
 Find 3 alternate explanations
 Evaluate the facts of the situation
 Check for all or nothing thinking
 See if they are confusing high and low probability events
Fear of Failure / Inner Critic
 This voice heckles people from the back of their mind telling them they are inadequate or incapable.
 Encourage people to change self limiting statements to challenging questions

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[angelicaa]

I still listen to this when depressed at work!

[BerryOng]

Very informative, learn a lot of exercises I can do in daily basis. Thanks Doc. Recently I track down the root of my depression, low self-esteem, beaten down by my mom physically and mentally. Hopefully I can recover and find a job after 1.5 years unemployment.

[zacharyluckfly]

You are an engaging speaker and educator. Your videos are making a positive impact on my life and outlook. I put them on during my morning yoga. Thank you and God bless. 🙏🏾

[hotyaoi]

This has been very helpful for myself, it helps me understand what I need to work on with myself and others. Thank you for doing this

[debesaymebrahatu]

Thank you so much! I am about to reach my dream of life due to your helpful class. God bless you

[thegingerbreadman]

I’ve had this in my watch later list for too long. Never having the time for the stuff that’s good for me.

[silviagibbons]

THANK YOU sooo much for all of your videos 🎁 as someone interested in psychology for self help this material is like gold to me 🎁 I have been learning a lot through your videos, they are so useful for confirming even if what I know is true or not!
I love your teaching style, so clear, practical and to the point. You inspire to apply many suggestions to my life and to share them with others who are interested ⭐️
Could you repeat please if you have a website and how can we communicate with you ? Thanks 🙏 🙏

[joaquinromolor]

It's a helpful class for families.

[pankajsureka]

Advice in this video was very good. Many times we face situation when we were humiliated by someone powerful like boss or some other influential person. You cannot reply or stop him/her. How to relieve such emotional distress? Video on this topic will be helpful for many people.

[glennrice]

I so love your videos! However, you triggered one of my pet peeves that I have and that's "toxic positivity." An example would be the phrase "You're perfect just the way you are." And a person might respond, "I'm afraid that I'm not perfect. I have depression and I'm feeling a little helpless and hopeless. This does not feel at all like perfect." That's an extreme example, but you get the idea. An affirmation should be realistic as well as inspiring.

[olgamarchenkova]

Very detailed and informative! Like your videos, they always give a deeper look at the topic than others that you can find on YouTube.

[JoseEduardo-]

Ok I like the idea of encouraging when someone makes a mistake. But what if someone doesn’t make a mistake and does something willfully wrong? What would be the response to this? This one is hard for me because I had parental figures who reprimanded me hard

[asanaswithari]

I love your videos for getting my mind in a constructive place before I see a client with that particular concern ❤

[danielraypickrel]

linguistic : I would rather move into the growth zone than move out of the comfort zone.

[lenaallen]

Why talk about the negative n how it affect the person. Why not start off positive in a positive way. Keeping the affects of the positive going.

[notshocked]

It was the guy in the week at the beginning of that 1 video I asked you about

[notshocked]

& you never answered me on your video about who was the dude in the wig