I/You and Inner Dialogue

“When I am yelling at myself, who is the real me?” An intriguing question posed by I a very sharp woman trying to grasp the nature of self criticism and the way it rules her life. We examined her criticisms of herself to hear how she might be damaging her own self-esteem, rather than waiting […]
Depression Coach Margaret

Anxiety in Depression

Anxiety is what you feel when you are faced with uncertainty. When you do not know what is going on or what you should do about it, you react with a feeling of anxiety.

Getting Rid of a Shame-Based Self Image

“Dummy!” “Idiot!” “Screw-up!” “Bitch!” The labels you may give yourself when depressed often emerge from a shame-based self image and are not surprisingly the names you have been called in the home you grew up in. But what happens when you believe those labels are accurate? Your self image can direct many of your choices […]
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