How Your Confidence Can Be Impacted as You Age

How Your Confidence Can Be Impacted as You Age

Old age causes a reduction in our confidence levels. At this point in our lives, we are lonely due to the death of a loved one, our bodies are no longer at their best because of health problems, and we are facing retirement. All these can wreak havoc on our self-esteem and self-confidence.

How Becoming a Parent Affects Your Confidence

Childbirth causes a lot of physical and emotional changes, promoting low self-esteem in women. Research shows that your self-confidence can take a hit up to 3 years after childbirth.

How Your Confidence Can Be Impacted When Your Children Leave Home

When your children leave home, you are more likely to feel lonely, sad or disconnected. As a result, your self-esteem and confidence might plummet.

Tips About How to Rediscover Your Self Confidence

As a credentialled psychologist, I strongly suggest;

  • Discovering your hobbies or activities, you enjoy doing
  • Practising gratitude
  • Replacing the negative thoughts with positive ones
Charlotte Cremers
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MS, University of Tartu
Sleep specialist

Using the acquired academic and professional experience, I advise patients with various complaints about mental health - depressed mood, nervousness, lack of energy and interest, sleep disorders, panic attacks, obsessive thoughts and anxieties, difficulty concentrating, and stress. In my free time, I love to paint and go on long walks on the beach. One of my latest obsessions is sudoku – a wonderful activity to calm an unease mind.

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