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5. Speak kindly to yourself
When you call yourself a name, you reduce yourself to a single thing that you don't like—you're not treating yourself as a whole person. If you wouldn't call your best friend these names, don't call yourself those names either!
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4. Practice gratitude for good things
This should be practiced rather than focusing on the negative things. It's human nature to see negative things as bigger and more important than positive things, but this also does tremendous damage to your self-esteem. When you find yourself focusing on negative or less favorabl...
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6. Pull yourself away from assumptions that the worst will happen
This sort of "catastrophizing" is really bad for your self-esteem because you spiral from a small error to basically believing that everything is doomed—and that's rarely the case. Challenge those thoughts with realistic and logical observations to reframe your conclusion.
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How To Love Yourself 💖 (Part 1) ~ Treat Yourself With Kindness
This means you recognize your own self-worth and live your own life as honestly as you can.
● Focus on the things you like about yourself rather than insulting yourself. Talk to yourself like a BFF
● Celebrate your accomplishments and reward yoursel...
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1. Let Go Of Negative Thoughts About Yourself.
Let go of negative thought patterns and beliefs about yourself. Drill down to the core of those negative thoughts and tell yourself a different story. Think about what you would say to a close friend who said those things about themselves.Don't try to fight negative thoughts, tho...
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2. Accept your flaws as part of who you are.
Everything you've done and everywhere you've been is a part of who you are—you!
Self-love isn't about fixing all the "bad" things about yourself. Instead, accept that they're all parts of the same whole. When you love yourself, you love all of you because you wouldn't hav...
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3. Focus on your effort
If you expect yourself to be perfect all the time, you'll never be pleased with anything you produce. This can lead to low self-esteem. Instead, make a point to appreciate the work you put into completing a task, rather than looking for flaws in what you produced.
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When we practice self-love, we accept ourselves for who we are and recognize our worth, which has a healthy impact on our self-esteem😌
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Treat yourself as you would treat a friend
Validate, acknowledge, and reassure yourself.
If you wouldn't say it to a friend, don't say it to yourself. We would seldom tell a friend 'it's not that bad', or 'look on the bright side.' We need to recognise within ourselves when we're hurting.
Tell yourself the odds are against you
Put yourself in the context of the whole world. Imagine spending a week interacting with all 7 billion people on the planet. Then consider what percentage of those people would say that you're generally a likeable person.
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