thank you for your ideas and answers ;)
2006-09-03 04:55:10 · 9 answers · asked by taco 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
Reinforce what a great person they are. Tell them the good things about them(we all negative things about ourselves, it's the positive you focus on). Compliment them on things they do that are truly outstanding! If this is your friend, Thank them for being such a great friend & tell them why they are such a good friend. Obviously, someone has hurt this person very badly or this person has grown-up thinking they are less than something spectacular. We are all something spectacular. We need to recognize it in ourselves first before we will believe it from someone else. Keep trying to get this person to believe in themself. You can boost & boost them everyday, but until they want or choose to believe it, you're going to have a tough time getting it thru their head. We all have our moments of low self confidence. Just having a friend to walk beside you during this time, it one of the best blessings anyone can ask for. Just be there.
2006-09-03 05:07:07 · answer #1 · answered by beachgirl84 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first thing you must do, is to make changes within your environment that is causing you to feel this way. It mat be your friends or family or whatever, but something is causing you to feel this way. We arent born with self confidence so we do things that work out our way to build our confidence in ourselves. If your friends/family keep putting you down, youll never gain anything. So quit hanging around these people til the point where they dont bother you at all and hang out with people that will build you up. You must believe in yourself cause nobody else really will. Do and conquer the little things in life that cause you concern and work yourself up to the bigger ones, and before you know it, you will believe that you can conquer anything and anyone. Sure there will always be set backs but you will have to deal with failures too as they can really help you. Look at lifes problems as challenges sent by God to help build you into the person he wants you to be. That way things dont look so scary. Try not to listen to what people say about you or at least dont let what theyre saying get to you as some people like to say bad things about others. These are negative people and you need to be around positive ones. Hope this helps and good luck
2006-09-03 12:11:56 · answer #2 · answered by Arthur W 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Building up their self-image is not easy, since a person with low self-confidence (and low self-esteem) likely won't believe what you tell them about what is great about them. In the end, they need to like themself before they will believe that others could like them.
Not saying that any intervention from you will be successful, but try to understand what their hangups are and try to explain to them that at times everyone else feels a little self-conscious about such things at times. But, if they feel you are perfect in comparison to them (and that's what someone with low self-esteem would probably think) whatever you say will go in one ear and out the other.
2006-09-03 12:32:02 · answer #3 · answered by live2ride 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps if the person with low self-confidence could do some things he/she has never tried before, it would boost his/her confidence when s/he succeeded at these things. Start with something easy that you are reasonably sure the person can do, to start building their confidence in baby steps.
Sorry I can only answer in generalities, but without more info it's a little hard to say specifically what you could do.
Good luck!
2006-09-03 11:58:40 · answer #4 · answered by I ♥ AUG 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well firstly say nice things about them and compliment them, then maybe play them at a few games and let them win and be all wow you really are good at this!
2006-09-03 12:41:50 · answer #5 · answered by MetallicaRule 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Recognize their abilities and strengths, and compliment them on whatever they may be. Participate in activities that they are superior to you at, and ask them for help, and tell them how talented they are. Whenever they start to diss themself, stop them, and contradict them.
2006-09-03 11:58:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Expose yourself to situation which you find difficult more often this will make you feel that you can also tackle it and face it...
2006-09-03 12:02:55 · answer #7 · answered by CosmicLight 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
boast theirs
2006-09-03 11:56:58 · answer #8 · answered by 185 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take they *** to councel
2006-09-03 12:13:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋