3 Reminders When Aspiring To Defeat Insecurities
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3 Reminders When Aspiring To Defeat Insecurities

We're going to destruct self-hatred.

Sierra Lisetski
Oct 19, 2018
West Chester University
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3 Reminders When Aspiring To Defeat Insecurities
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Do you ever avoid social interactions because you are experiencing an incredible amount of doubt about the way you look? Do you ever look in the mirror and pick apart your face with the belief that you are immensely flawed? Do you feel an obsessive craving to compare yourself to every beautiful person you see? Do you hide your face underneath layers of makeup because you are afraid the world will criticize the natural you?

1. THERE IS HOPE IN ELIMINATING THE THOUGHTS THAT ARE DEMOLISHING YOUR CONFIDENCE

You are finding it hard to go a day without destroying your esteem because you are too busy carrying the burden of hate directed towards yourself. There is a way to form your mind into accepting who you are rather than attempting to change it. You must strive to become comfortable in your own skin, and realize that in order to do this it will be a tedious process. One that many are too lazy to try. Understand that YOU CAN GIVE YOURSELF THE NEEDED CAPABILITY. Realize that the wicked thoughts are in control because you have accepted them to be. Take back the strength that is being used to critically degrade you, and maneuver it to your advantage in order to receive help when invading the dark part of your mind.

2. YOU MUST TRAIN YOUR MIND TO THINK THE WAY YOU WISH TO

While struggling to create peace in a place that weighs you unbelievably down, remind yourself that the fight will be worth it. It is necessary to sacrifice emotion in order to rescue yourself from your own judgment. When you feel yourself itching to insult your reflection, attack this urge. When you begin analyzing other people's features that are in contrast of your own, attack this urge. You can only escape your own thoughts if you BELIEVE it is possible. There is a way to push past your never-ending painful efforts to confront your blemishes. You simply must seek to explore your mindful talents that will show you an uplifting light when you find yourself in the shadows of anxiety. Self-confidence, self-worth, self-acceptance cannot be bought, it must be found internally.

3. GRASP THE REALITY OF THE FACT THAT CHANGE DOES NOT OCCUR OVERNIGHT

Stop expecting that you will have fixed the problem of insecurity in a week, a month, or even several months. Timing is crucial in your potential to heal. This will be a journey of hardship and struggle that you must be WILLING to endure. It is required that in order to take the next steps in the action of escaping such a low self-esteem, you must give it your all, without an ounce of hesitation. This is something you must handle on a day to day basis. At times it will seem like a new insecurity develops in the blink of an eye and you are unable to handle it, but with great practice, you will master shutting out the thoughts that have made it impossible for you to love yourself.

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