Self-Esteem

These resources can be used for individuals suffering with their Mental Health, specifically individuals who struggle with their self-esteem.

The first resource provided to help individuals with their self-esteem is all about “Looking on the Bright Side”. This activity will help the individuals look on the brighter side in turn increasing their self-esteem. The activity will explore how it may be hard to stay positive and look on the brighter side, while also asking the individuals why they think it might be hard to stay positive. They will then be asked to use the cut-out sun provided for them, in the middle they can write “How (insert name) can look on the brighter side” and in the rays of the sun they can give as many examples they want that can help them stay positive when they are feeling down. The examples that they write down can then be explored and perhaps be put into action to help increase their self-esteem and positivity. The resource provides a template of the activity and an example of of what the completed sun will look like with the examples of looking on the brighter side.

The second resource is all about building a Self-Esteem Wall. This activity is to help individuals build up their self-esteem by answering positive messages about themselves and their week. The activity will consist of the patient using the positive statements, writing underneath an answer to the statements and then placing them on a block which in turn will help create a strong self-esteem wall. The resource provides a template of the activity, the positive statements that can be cut-out and stuck on a set of Jenga blocks that can help create a physical self-esteem wall and an example of what the individuals could write under the statements.

The third resource is creating a Coat of Arms, this activity helps the individuals increase their self-esteem by exploring positive qualities about themselves and giving examples of how they demonstrate these qualities. The activity consists of the individual being given their own coat of arms which they can colour in and make it unique to their personality. Then in each section, we would like the individual to write a trait that they like about themselves, for example, friendly or caring and then give some examples of how they portray the trait. With them giving examples it increases their self-esteem as they will understand that they have many positive qualities. The resource provides a template of the activity, an example of how the Coat of Arms would be used and a plain coat of arms that can be used.

The final resource is exploring Core Beliefs.