Compassionate Letter Writing to Build Self-confidence Worksheet
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Self-confidence emerges from a positive towards life. Self-compassion is one of the ways to feel good about oneself and thus to develop that optimistic approach. Self-critical, shameful, and less self-compassionate individuals lack this tendency. However, practicing compassion helps them build confidence by altering their negative mental processing and bringing huge benefits such as strengthening mental health and physical well-being.
What Are the Theories Behind This Worksheet?
Compassion-focused therapy focuses fundamentally on feeling and practicing compassion for a better lifestyle. Compassion reduces shame and self-criticism, making people feel positive and believe in their abilities, resulting in self-confidence. The self-compassionate enhances self-warmth and the belief in self-assurance.
How Will This Worksheet Help you?
This worksheet will help people practice compassion by writing a letter to themselves, elaborating on their difficulties, fears, and concerns about self-confidence. This reflection will direct them to reduce these negative thoughts and alter them with positive ones with compassionate processing.
How Should You Use This Worksheet?
This worksheet will help people understand their negative approach as being hesitant to believe in themselves and direct them to develop a positive and compassionate approach associated with self-confidence.
