It is perfectly natural to go through a low period where you feel less than tip-top. Life tends to throw obstacles in the way, and over time, if you do not correctly deal with them, this could lead to a mini-depression or merely a sense of low self-worth. When this happens to you, you need to remember that most people, if not all people suffer from hard times at some point, but luckily that also means that there are many tried and tested ways to build your self-esteem back up and get you feeling like your old self again:
Identify the negatives
We all do things that are not good for our health. Whether it’s spending too much time on social media comparing our lives to the highlights offered by fake friends, or smoking, or drinking too much alcohol. There is always something that can be identified as detrimental to mental and physical health. So, it may be worth your while creating a list of things that you know you should cut out. Next to this, you could make a parallel list of possible solutions, like visiting a drug addiction treatment center, for example. If you can identify what’s wrong, you can work on fixing it.
Exchange the negatives with positives
What is it that you could do that would make yourself happy? Is it changing a negative mindset? Simply swapping bad internal talk for good inner talk, by becoming aware of your thoughts, by being more mindful. So, basically, the moral is, be kinder to yourself to change your outlook on yourself. Don’t dwell on mistakes, as we all make them, learn from them and move forward armed with the knowledge of experience. In addition, is there something you have always wanted to do with your life, some skill you wish to learn or enhance? Maybe you have always wanted to write poetry, well, why not join a local creative writing class. Not only will you learn something, but you will also meet new like-minded people. If you spend time improving yourself in the way you want, then you will find you have more confidence in your daily life.
Exercise
Stop making excuses for not putting on those running shoes and just go out there and do it. You need to do some exercise every day to lose weight, feel better and become more confident. Once you get the exercise bug, you will find it easy to fit it into your daily routine. As with anything new, it’s only challenging to begin with.
Change
Embrace change, don’t fear it. Often people do whatever it takes not to change and will actually fight against it, but really change is what they need, and it can be good for the heart and soul. It has the power to give you a brand new outlook and can open your mind to things you never thought you could think or do. Do something that scares you, like a skydive. You only live once. You do not want to regret never having lived.