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Old Aug 21, 2013, 11:35 PM
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Maybe starting with not hating yourself--just a neutral view of yourself is a big start.
If a thought pops up that is horrible to yourself, you could arm yourself with a counter thought like...
"that's my mother talking, not me" or "that's not true, just an automatic thought"

it takes practice.