is negative behaviour detrimental to the well being of your mental health?

my daughter grew up in a negative environment and i believe this has effected her self esteem and confidence. now she away from this environment is there any way i can reverse this problem.

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Yes it can be very detrimental, but in my view change is always possible - however it's a case of the younger the better. Psychologists say that children's emotional foundations are pretty much laid by the age of 5, and after that change is harder, particularly so after they hit their teens.
I'd get some professional advice on how to handle your specific situation (understandably you didn't go into detail) and how it is affecting your daughter, as everyone handles these things differently. Make a note of behaviour that you think might be a result of the negative environment, so you can give as full a picture as possible
Without knowing how old she is, it's difficult to give advice about how to improve self-esteem and confidence - with small children, I'd say try to be as loving and patient as possible, and always give praise for little things done right, rather than punish for things done wrong. Whatever age she is, make time for her and do stuff together, to show her she is important.
Hope this helps and isn't too doom-and-gloom. in my view, showing her she is loved is the best thing you can do.

If symptoms persist even though she is away from the environment, perhaps counseling is in order to reverse it.
maybe you should have done that while she was growing up.
Therapy is a good idea. But I think the best is turning things into a positive now. Letting her know how much you care and love her might be enough to raise her self esteem. Something that is all a kid needs to help with there self esteem.just to know how much they are loved and cared for. So they dont go looking in the wrong places for it. Any positive reinforcements you can think of .do it.
I think it is very bad for a person's mental health. My boyfriend and his brother grew up with an extremely pecemistic dad. Since moving away from home, my boyfriend does try to be more optomistic, but the influence still makes him see the worst initially in every situation. His brother, who still lives at home, sees doom and gloom in absolutely everything and at the age of 33 often slips into bouts of depression.
the problem can definately be reversed but whether you can do it alone is another question, don`t expect any sudden miracles, she must be given as much support as possible and whenever she wants to talk take the time to listen to her but dont try to drag her feelings out of her. rebuilding low self esteem is a long process but try to encourage her and when possible praise her for things she does or how she looks but again dont praise if its not due-youngsters are a lot more perceptive than us adults realise,you may find your local gp can give you advice and places to go that are not necessarily just councilling-personally i dont believe that councilling always works with everyone
It's very difficult. My ex-girlfriend grew up in a negative household and couldn't ever really shake it off. Try to focus on anything positive that happens to her. If you do anything together make sure it includes something she can do well so there is a positive aspect, no matter how small that positive is.
Yoga is great for the body and mind. It allows us to work through negativity, increase patience, determination and ultimately discover love for oneself.
Be understanding and patient. Encourage her to speak to you. Always reassure her of your love for her, even if she doesn't seem to need it. Try to find her some hobbies, things that she will be good at that will help her confidence. For every bad thing said, 20 good are needed to eradicate it, so never think you are giving her too much sugar.
emotional freedom training would help check out www.eft-talk.com and look at the tapping points and vibrational info.
Is the "well-being" of my mental health something different than my mental health?
Freud said that our childhood puts its print on us for the rest of our life. Somehow we are prisoners to the events that occured while we were little. I think it will help a lot some counceling!
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