“Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.” – Charles R Swindoll
Let go of the comparisons that keep you feeling inferior.
If you do things you enjoy and feel free, you are more likely to feel good about yourself. Try exercise – the endorphins released make us feel better about ourselves.
If you have negative feelings about yourself, reach out to people who care about you and tell them how you are feeling.
If you treat children with kindness and love, they are more likely to treat themselves kindly, and carry this through adolescence into adulthood.
It is incredibly frustrating even as an adult not to have your feelings acknowledged – for a child it is confusing and causes deep emotional pain which can lead to many forms of psychological disorder.
Not acknowledging a child’s feelings can lead to low self-esteem, self-doubt, anxiety, depression, feelings of isolation and an inability to form positive social interactions and relationships.
Teach and nurture children in a gentle and positive way, responding to their feelings and emotions. This helps develop positive self-esteem and mental health.
More emergency care for yourself: list of reasons why you can, for self-doubt; bear to hug, for worry; stress ball, ‘free hug’ ticket from a friend.
Make an emergency care list for when you need help getting through something: favourite film for sadness; calming music for anger; best friend’s ‘phone number for loneliness.