You need to focus on what is bothering you.
When you don’t feel good about yourself, it creates many problems. Your work starts to suffer, and your relationships start to suffer. After all, if you can’t get along with yourself, how can others? Here are some tips to help you feel better about yourself so you can get back to living your life.
The first thing to do is to understand why you don’t feel good about yourself. Did something happen? Did you do something wrong? You need to focus on what is bothering you. That way, you’ll have a starting point.
Then, you need to forgive and accept yourself. You need to know that you deserve goodness and happiness in your life. To do this, you can see a therapist, but you can also work at home by repeating affirmations.
You can also start keeping a journal in which you list 10 positive things you do each day. This kind of journal may be difficult to keep at first. But when you can admit that you do something wonderful every day, it becomes hard to hate yourself. When you’re feeling down, you can turn back the clock by looking at your notebook to see all the good you’ve done.
Stop saying bad things about yourself. Even if you believe what you tell yourself, it’s not healthy for you. If you say things like “I’m so fat” when you walk past a mirror, or if you say “I’m so stupid” throughout the day, it’s damaging. Instead, if you can't, start saying nice things to yourself. Switch to neutral statements that don’t hurt you. For example, you can say, “I’d like to get more fit” or “I need to sort out some way to get this.”
Encircle yourself with individuals who cause you to have a positive outlook on yourself. Many people are plagued by family and friends who mean well. But it always makes them feel bad about themselves. If you don’t feel good about yourself after spending time with someone, you need to cut back on the time you spend with them.
Change your look. While this may seem superficial, you need to do what you can to start feeling better. And sometimes, making a physical change can help. Try another hairstyle or a couple of new outfits. You may find that you don’t look as bad as you thought, and others may agree with you. Changing your look can give you a new lease on life.
Learn something new. If you can take up a hobby or learn something, You will begin to find that you can feel a sense of pride when you do something in your new hobby. For example, if you take up ballroom dancing, you may discover that you are excellent at waltzing. You even dance better than others in your class.
Learning to love yourself is an important thing in your life. You are the lone individual who goes through each waking second by yourself. So you must learn to appreciate yourself.