The Personal Workbook for Breaking the Chain of Low Self-Esteem: A Proven Program of Recovery from LSE [Paperback]

Marilyn Sorensen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 15, 2002

The Personal Workbook is a companion to Breaking the Chain of Low Self-Esteem and is intended for use with a copy of the book. In her first book, Breaking the Chain of Low Self-Esteem, Dr. Sorensen revealed startling new insights into the inner experience of those who suffer from low self-esteem (LSE). For these insights and her groundbreaking work, she has received high praise from readers and mental health professionals alike. Now in response to numerous requests for more information about her successful recovery program, she presents this workbook as a guide for overcoming LSE. As is typical of all her work, The Personal Workbook quickly zooms in on the core issues of low self-esteem, guiding readers to understand their inner experience and validating their feelings. At the same time, Dr. Sorensen teaches LSE sufferers to recognize, dismantle, and alter the distorted and irrational thinking process that drives them to perform self-defeating behaviors and that prevents them from developing new skills. This workbook will guide you to: -Discover how your low self-esteem (LSE) was formed and who was responsible. -Understand the inner experience of LSE and how it plays out in your life. -Recognize the ways in which your irrational thinking creates your negative feelings. -Learn how to dismantle the distorted negative self-talk that is the conduit through which your LSE is maintained. -Develop control over your thinking so that it is based entirely on fact, truth, and history. -Alter your self-defeating behaviors as you take control of your thinking. -Establish a new and more positive way of viewing yourself and those around you. -Relish in the opportunities and challenges that come your way. -Set goals with the expectation of achieving them. -Build healthy new relationships or strengthen those you now have. -Recapture the energy and enthusiasm for life that has eluded you.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

We are pleased to mention that Dr. Sorensen's first book, BREAKING THE CHAIN OF LOW SELF-ESTEEM upon which this book is based, was chosen by Book-of-the-Month Club for two of its divisions; is available as an audiobook, is now available in the Greek language, and will soon be available in the Japanese language.

From the Author

I welcome all comments and questions from those who've read my books and specifically wrote this book to offer a program of recovery from LSE to those who for so long have suffered from it and found no help. Feel free to email me at: [e-mail]

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Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Wolf Publishing Company (September 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966431537
• ISBN-13: 978-0966431537
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 6.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #296,563 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Help for continuing to work on LSE Recovery, February 3, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Personal Workbook for Breaking the Chain of Low Self-Esteem: A Proven Program of Recovery from LSE (Paperback)

This workbook brought up many emotions and remembrances from my childhood that helped me to understand how my low self-esteem was formed. Working through it also enabled me to more closely see the ways in which my thinking controls my feelings and how often my thinking is distorted because of the negative feelings I have about myself. It was tough to work through but very rewarding.

20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great self discovery guide!, October 5, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Personal Workbook for Breaking the Chain of Low Self-Esteem: A Proven Program of Recovery from LSE (Paperback)

I enjoy the combination of informative reading about low self esteem & the exercises of going through my childhood. It allows
me to address my feelings about the people, incidents & other
areas of my childhood, adolescence & teen years.

Through 2 stories in the workbook, it asks what were the negative
reactions to the situation, then asks how a person with healthy
self esteem would respond to these situations. These exercises
illustrated how to change your feelings to a situation that has
been uncomfortable before.

Following the order in the workbook, I enjoyed the variety of
going through the "obstacles", then reading a chapter of "Breaking the Chains of Low Self Esteem", then going back to the
obstacle exercises in the workbook. It seems like an adventure
and I look forward to moving on to the next one!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the personal workbook for braeking the chain of low self esteem, March 19, 2011

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This review is from: The Personal Workbook for Breaking the Chain of Low Self-Esteem: A Proven Program of Recovery from LSE (Paperback)

I'm so delighted to come across a book that really diagnose my long life problem I've been suffering . I was astonished when I realized that this book is describing almost exactly what is going inside of me as if the writer was sitting within me monitoring and recording every feelings , thought and behavior I came across.I think this book is writen by a professional who understands ,feels and cares about people suffering from LSE and trying honestly to help them recover.