Why It’s So Hard to Accept Yourself and What You Can Do About It

It's easier to talk about what we prefer to look like rather than feel content about our current looks. We tend to talk about how life would be easier if only we lost ten pounds or had the perfect skin or different hair.

Now some people are happy with their current looks. Many people don't doubt that they'd be pretty content if they looked like in a magazine. But most people aren't satisfied with what they see in the mirror today. And honestly, there's nothing wrong with trying to look better.

But most of the time, we try in vain to achieve things that are simply out of our control. Believe it or not, sometimes we can tell we're trying in vain. But we don't stop. Accepting ourselves can be one of the hardest things we do.

So Why Is It So Hard to Accept Ourselves?

We find it hard to accept ourselves because others shape how we see ourselves. As soon as we come into the world, our caregivers strongly...