The information today comes from Mayoclinic.com. The following has been paraphrased from the "Self-esteem: 4 steps to feel better about yourself" page.
Day 11:
I am constantly coining the phrases: "have confidence in yourself" and "view yourself in a positive way". But I do believe these implications need to be defined and broken down, as it may be a difficult task to achieve.
1. Become aware of the situations that are bothering you. Pinpoint problems at work, school, or home that are causing stress.
2. Now, identify how you feel about these issues, and what you are telling yourself about them. It is okay for these thoughts to be positive, neutral, or negative.
3. After, try to counter any negative thoughts with positive ones. Try to shift your irrational, first thoughts into logical ones. For example, try to avoid jumping to negative conclusions, even though it is our human nature to do so. Also, do not put yourself down! Overreacting is natural, but give yourself time to think through things before you make yourself feel horrible.
4. Lastly, encourage yourself to have positive thoughts. Be hopeful. Be forgiving. Be reasonable.
My goal for you today is to try to act upon these steps next time a stressful situation occurs.
Soon, looking on your bright side will become second nature. Sure, we all have our down days sometimes. But, for however many bad thoughts you have, counter them will double to amount of good thoughts.
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