By their nature, many women are very emotional, impressionable, vulnerable. Representatives of the fair sex often react painfully to criticism and opinions from outside. Various external factors, a woman's attitude towards herself can negatively affect self-esteem. How do you deal with this situation? How to get rid of low self-esteem?
Accept compliments correctly. Many women sin by the fact that they do not know how to adequately respond to pleasant words addressed to them. Some of the fairer sex begin to deny, brush it off. Others prefer to simply ignore it, or are very suspicious of compliments from the outside. You must learn to accept such praise with a smile and confidence. It is important to work out that inner personality trait that, for some reason - they are individual for everyone - does not allow you to believe in the pleasant words spoken.
Learn to praise yourself. A positive attitude towards yourself, praise even for the slightest reason helps to increase inner self-confidence. You cannot constantly discount your results and achievements. Even a small victory in any area of life is already a worthy reason to say pleasant words to yourself. You also need to learn how to cheer yourself up in times of failure. It is important to develop a positive outlook on life, to try to resolve possible internal conflicts.
Self-love and self-acceptance. It can be very difficult for women to love themselves, especially in appearance. The modern world, fashionable standards dictate certain standards of beauty. However, do not forget that even the ideal-looking models on the covers in real life are simple girls, with their own flaws and weaknesses. You need to honestly and frankly talk to yourself, highlight - literally point by point - those features and moments that do not allow you to sincerely love yourself. And then do a painstaking study of these nuances. So, for example, if there is something that you don't like in appearance, you should learn how to mask it, and bring your dignity to the fore.
Giving up self-pity. The position of the victim in most cases negatively affects women's self-esteem. The tendency to apathy, whining worsens the quality of life. Sometimes feeling sorry for yourself and comforting yourself can be helpful. But this should not become a habit. Pity is a destructive feeling, it leads to weakness, to the devaluation of oneself and one's achievements. You need to try to free your life and your consciousness from negative ideas and thoughts to the maximum.
Smile and posture. What makes a confident woman stand out from everyone else? The way she behaves, the way she presents herself, how she knows how to defend her opinion and her interests. A straight back and a proudly raised head - this creates an image of a successful person in the eyes of other people. Oddly enough, but the position of the body can really affect self-esteem. It is important to always monitor your posture. And it is also very important to smile more often: to yourself, looking in the mirror, to friends and family, to work colleagues. Do not hesitate to give a sincere smile even to a casual passer-by on the street. A smile is a simple means to cheer yourself up and feel, perhaps, a slight, but still a surge of inner strength and timid confidence. Also, smiling is often disarming. Such a reaction, for example, to some comments or criticism, can lead the other person into a state of confusion, and he will change his anger to mercy.
