Most of the time parents and professionals will try to increase or to boost self-esteem. But, boosting self-esteem is just a temporary fix. It's like putting a band-aid on a wound that doesn’t heal.
If your teen tends to get stuck on thoughts that cause undue stress, the DBT skill “Defusion” can help your teen stop, step back and get unstuck from painful thoughts and feelings so that they can can live life to the fullest and actually ENJOY the good times without worry thoughts.
