“Just love yourself” is a fix-it-all piece of advice that you’ve probably received before. Yet, no one tells you how. You can’t turn a switch to change your self-perception immediately, and, as it turns out, self-love is not about that. It’s a healthy appreciation of self that grows from everyday action of care. Loving yourself influences your self-esteem, which is detrimental for mental health, social and physiological well-being (2).
So how do you grow self-love through action? Below, we gathered 5 types of self-love language and ideas on how to exercise each.
- FEEL
- THINK
- IMMERSE
- DO
- BE PRESENT
Imagine how your life will change if you pick up a couple of these strategies! At the end of each day you’ll think: “Today, I did this and that for myself. It made me feel good and, as a result, I could be a better friend/colleague/partner.” And that is a good reason for self-appreciation.
SOURCES:
- Caring for Your Mental Health (2021, nimh.nih.gov)
- Self-esteem in a broad-spectrum approach for mental health promotion (2004, academic.oup.com)
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