In the past decade, with the sudden boom in mental health awareness, we’ve all heard of the words self-esteem and self-confidence timesAnd even though most of us know very well what self-esteem means, have you ever stopped to wonder where it comes from?

Are we born with it?

Do we develop the concept over the years?

Is our self-esteem impacted by others around us?

Have you ever asked yourself these questions or tried to look them up? If you haven’t, but are still curious to learn about them, this post will talk about everything you need to know.

Beliefs—What They Are

Most of the beliefs we hold were picked up along the way of getting where we are. The process of piecing together our beliefs begins when we are very young. It’s important to remember that these beliefs are neither intellectual, nor logical, and mostly rely on repeated feedback from our environments. These beliefs band together to form our personality and serve as a guiding light for us to navigate the world and ourselves by.

These beliefs dictate how we view the world, it’s people, influences how we act in certain situations and even defines how we view ourselves. This is called self-esteem.

How We Develop Beliefs When They Are Young

When we are young, we tend to absorb information from our environments. This information includes information about the world, and also about us—shaping our beliefs about ourselves.

These beliefs tell us how to view ourselves and soon thereafter, with enough repetition, we start mirroring these beliefs and acting on them—even if they aren’t true. This is where things get a little dangerous; this means that abusive parenting and derogatory behavior in childhood can make a child more likely to end up with limiting or even beliefs.

These beliefs could then lead to low self-esteem, putting these people at risk to other issues, both mental and physical. If you feel like you’ve been living with low self-esteem and want to change that, hypnotherapy can help!

Our expert hypnotist, Rekha Shrivastava specializes in helping people connect with themselves better build their self-esteem and learn to express their feelings better. For more information, feel free to get in touch with us.

If you’re interested, you also have the option to book a free consultation at our office in Pittsford. For those who live outside of Rochester, Rekha is also available for Skype sessions.