I was actually going to suggest the same thing.

My therapists have always gone about this in the same way, and it hasn't helped me much. They always ask me to come up with at least a few things that I like about myself. That has always been very hard for me to do, because I don't feel like I deserve to give myself credit or I honestly just feel unsure about what my strengths are. So, that hasn't been helpful and it has always been frustrating. I would always try but I honestly just felt pressured to come up with something to say even though I didn't fully believe it, otherwise I felt like I would annoy or frustrate them, and cause them to not like working with me.

I recently listened to this self-acceptance online event that I wish was still available to listen to for free, but anyway I heard some good information during it. One of the speakers spoke on developing self-compassion vs. self esteem. She talked about how self-esteem is measured based on accomplishments or other traits about ourselves that are valued within society, so, it can fluctuate.

I think that's the problem. Most of us are raised to seek approval from others, whether it be parents, teachers, friends, the opposite sex, bosses, etc. And then we judge ourselves based on what we are programmed to believe we are supposed to be. Instead of seeing ourselves as having inherent worth, regardless of what we are able to do, what we look like, what society views as valuable, etc. So essentially what I am saying is that I think we all need to somehow learn to see that we are worthy of love just for simply existing. Even though there are things we don't like about ourselves and sometimes we do things that hurt other people (because none of us is perfect), that doesn't make us less worthy of love and acceptance.