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Rebuilding Self-Esteem and Self-Efficacy After a Scam
A Twelve-Step Program for Scam Survivors
Course Introduction
You trusted someone who turned out to be a criminal, and that betrayal left its mark on how you see yourself. Many survivors lose more than money. They lose faith in their own worth and their own judgment, and they start to question decisions they once made with ease.
This course gives you a complete, step-by-step program for rebuilding both. It combines what research shows works best: cognitive behavioral methods for changing harsh beliefs about yourself, self-compassion practice, and proven ways to rebuild confidence in your abilities through real experience.
What you will do
- Learn what self-esteem and self-efficacy are, and how a scam damages both.
- Follow twelve practical steps, one per week, each with clear instructions and a worksheet.
- Build a ten-minute daily practice that keeps your progress moving.
- Track your progress with worksheets that save to your account, including a chart of your weekly growth.
- Finish with a new view of yourself, a plan for setbacks, and a plan for the year ahead.
How long it takes
Plan on about twelve weeks, with roughly ten minutes of practice each day and one step lesson each week. Move faster or slower as you need. The steps build on each other, so take them in order.
Before you begin
Take the self-assessment for self-esteem and self-efficacy if it is available to you, because your score becomes your starting point. This course supports your recovery and works best alongside a licensed therapist or counselor. If you ever have thoughts of ending your life, call or text 988 in the United States, or call your local emergency number.
Course Syllabus and Lessons
Part One: Foundations
Course Overview and How to Use This Program
What Self-Esteem and Self-Efficacy Are, and How They Differ
How a Scam Damages Both: Shame, Self-Blame, and Lost Self-Trust
How People Change: What the Research Shows Works
Part Two: Stabilize (Steps 1 to 3)
Step 1: Take Your Baseline and Set Your Recovery Goals
Knowledge: How Stress and Trauma Shape How You See Yourself
Step 2: Calm Your Body and Steady Your Days
Step 3: Separate the Crime From Your Worth
Part Three: Understand the Pattern (Steps 4 to 6)
Knowledge: How Low Self-Esteem Keeps Itself Going
Step 4: Find Your Bottom Line, the Core Belief the Scam Seemed to Confirm
Step 5: Map Your Rules for Living and Your Avoidance
Step 6: Catch Your Inner Critic
Part Four: Change the Inner Conversation (Steps 7 and 8)
Step 7: Question Self-Critical Thoughts With Evidence
Knowledge: Why Self-Compassion Works Better Than Self-Criticism
Step 8: Build a Daily Self-Compassion Practice
Part Five: Rebuild Self-Efficacy and Self-Trust (Steps 9 and 10)
Knowledge: Where Confidence Comes From: The Four Sources
Step 9: Climb Your Mastery Ladder
Knowledge: Learning From Survivors Who Recovered
Step 10: Rebuild Trust in Your Own Judgment
Knowledge: Boundaries and Assertiveness After Betrayal
Part Six: Consolidate and Grow (Steps 11 and 12)
Step 11: Reclaim Your Qualities and Values
Knowledge: What Healthy Self-Esteem Looks Like
Step 12: Write Your New Rules and New Bottom Line
Planning for Setbacks: Your Relapse Prevention Plan
Retake the Assessment and Compare Your Results
Your Personal Plan for the Year Ahead
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