Empowerment

•  Get to know yourself so that you know what you want and need.
•  Make a decision and commitment to change the parts of you that get in the way.
•  Work on lessening and getting rid of the negative self-talk in your head.
•  Open yourself up to hearing the positive comments from others.
•  Don’t take yourself too seriously.
•  Be aware of, and make choices that lead to good feelings about yourself.
•  Re-examine your relationships with others and make changes that will help break destructive patterns.
•  Don’t be afraid to ask for help.
•  Develop a supportive environment.
•  Set realistic goals.
•  Take risks.
•  Seek feedback from healthy people about your strengths and weaknesses.
•  Develop communication and assertion skills.
•  Participate in organizations or groups which work toward particular goals.
•  Build self-confidence by
  • Saying positive things about yourself aloud to others.
  • Writing positive notes to yourself and placing them where they can remind you of your strengths.
  • Give and receive more hugs.
  • Do the hard work of developing meaningful communication with another person.

 Therapy is often helpful in processing through empowerment issues.