Different how? Skin color? Sexual orientation? Economic status? You might try affirmations. Find ten things you want for yourself (example: I enjoy meeting new people) and say them every day, morning and night. Keep them positive, (ex. "I will smile at the next person I meet" instead of "I won't freak out inside at the next person I meet") because your brain will only 'hear' the negative and what you want is to train your brain for positive. Also, smiling releases feel-good chemicals in the brain. Practice smiling as you go throughout your day. I think of something amusing and a smile comes to my face.

'Your own skin' -- in other words, your unique qualities, are precious and specific to you. Just like every other person under the son. Once I embraced my own qualities, I was able to embrace all the wonderful differences of other people. If you are still having trouble with that concept, try jogging back and forth (mentally speaking) between appreciating something about someone else (Rosa has great love for her large extended family) and yourself (I'm a compassionate person).