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How to Better Self Love
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Tags: body image, self-love, eating disorders, eating issues, compulsive, anxious, worry, self esteem
With all of the pressures from society and the media, coworkers, friends, and families- it can be all-to-easy to berate ourselves and beat ourselves up. We are too hard on ourselves. We use too much negative self-talk. Here are some ways you can learn to love yourself- body and mind - and some ways to start treating yourself better.
| | Every day, look in the mirror and find one good thing about yourself and say it out loud. |
| | Whenever you catch yourself talking negatively to yourself, immediately stop and restate the comment with a positive spin or opposite meaning. |
| | Work on judgmental behavior. Every time you catch yourself having a negative thought about someone else, immediately replace that thought with two positive comments about the person. Being less judgmental of others will help you to be less judgmental of yourself. |
| | Talk to yourself and treat yourself as you would treat your best friends. You wouldn't tell your best friend that they are "a worthless loser destined to fail" so why say such things to yourself? |
| | Give yourself permission to feel your emotions and practice healthy ways to cope. Find ways to cope that aren't self-harming. Go for a walk, soak in a hot bath, do some exercise, call a friend, get a massage. |
| | Avoid using labels- on others, yourself, or the world around you. There are no "good" or "bad" foods. Don't use words like "failure," "worthless," etc. to describe yourself or others. |
| | Realize that we tend to catastrophize - we expect the worse. We may think everyone is watching us and scrutinizing our every word but most likely they are tied up with their own concerns. |
| | Stay away from black or white extreme thinking. We all make mistakes, we all have achievements, but none of those things define us. If you screw up one morning, that doesn't mean the rest of your day is shot. Life is many shades of grey. |
| | Be patient. Working on self esteem and self love takes time. It won't happen overnight. You need to actively practice techniques that will help you. The more you practice, the better you will get at taking care of yourself mentally and physically. |
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