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How does a person gain self esteem? I had read lot of books and YouTube video. What step would I need to take to have self esteem!
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Tips for Building Self-Esteem
That's an article with strategies. Here's my own personal method of building or maintaining my self-esteem: *tell myself every day that my worth is intrinsic no matter what happens *write down 3 things I like about myself every night and read them first thing in the morning before I get out of bed *write down 5 things I'm grateful for every day *daily guided meditation on good thoughts and good energy *go on adventures (big or small)...push beyond my comfort zone *when I think terrible things about myself, I remind myself that these are only thoughts, I do not have to believe them. Remember that I remain a valuable and powerful being in the Universe. *do kind things for others just because *spend time with positive people who value themselves *limit or avoid time with negative, hateful people *take time to remember any nice thing anyone ever said or did for me *indulge my inner child (safely) just because, e.g splash in a puddle, do a silly dance, sing out loud, buy a goofy item just because it makes me smile etc |
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It seems to me self-esteem is more of a perception of self more than anything else. You could be good at many things but not be confident. Now the question is how to change that perception? I don't know.
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I find that for me, self esteem is an ongoing process. Things I have done / things I do: face something I'm nervous about but that I want to do (this can also have the opposite effect. it's best to be careful with this imo), read about self esteem, exercise, be around people who I like and who like me and are nice (people who build you up). Also coming to terms that its not all my fault that I struggle. When I learned about ableism (and how society is not set up for those with any kind of disability), sexism (patriarchal society), my upbringing (not to blame my parents now, but they were not a good fit for me growing up)...it was a really empowering feeling.
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I looked myself in the eye, using a mirror usually in the bathroom, and say affirmations. I'm beautiful, I have an excellant memory, and I repeat them over and over until I feel them. Usually a few minutes each day.
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I am already doing that! I have positive quotes that I say to myself.
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