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Suggest Ways To Overcome Low Self Esteem And Mood Swings

Hi, I am asking this question for my brother. He is 16 years old and in 11th class. He was made to take medical side as he was not confident enough in maths. He changed from hindi medium lower profile school to much higher level school. His performance degraded day by day and in the finals he failed. Watching him clearly shows that he is low in confidence. He can't answer general questions properly and also he is unable to concentrate on anything. He remains irritated for the day and have some childish hobbies like playing video games and with small rubber balls etc. Do we need to take him to a doctor.
Fri, 17 Oct 2014
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Welcome to HCM
We understand your concerns

I went through your details. I suggest you not to worry much. Please understand that confidence and esteem are cannot created from nowhere. To get those you need constant practice. Experience only can provide you confidence. A swimmer learns swimming for almost three months before he gets confidence in swimming. Every field is such.

Your brother lacks motivation and interest. Motivation and interest brings out urge to try and want to succeed. Consult a psychologist for counseling.

Also important is that these happenings provide you with valuable life lessons which should be useful for your future.Be confident and positive that you learned another lesson. If you require more of my help in this aspect, Please post a direct question to me in this URL. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Make sure that you include every minute details possible. I shall prescribe the needed psychotherapy techniques.

Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications.
Good luck.
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Suggest Ways To Overcome Low Self Esteem And Mood Swings

Dear Welcome to HCM We understand your concerns I went through your details. I suggest you not to worry much. Please understand that confidence and esteem are cannot created from nowhere. To get those you need constant practice. Experience only can provide you confidence. A swimmer learns swimming for almost three months before he gets confidence in swimming. Every field is such. Your brother lacks motivation and interest. Motivation and interest brings out urge to try and want to succeed. Consult a psychologist for counseling. Also important is that these happenings provide you with valuable life lessons which should be useful for your future.Be confident and positive that you learned another lesson. If you require more of my help in this aspect, Please post a direct question to me in this URL. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Make sure that you include every minute details possible. I shall prescribe the needed psychotherapy techniques. Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications. Good luck.