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A guy says to his girlfriend, "You look nice today." However, to his disappointment she replies, "I don't look so good, don't you think that I'm fat and ugly?" Continue below.
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On the surface, you might think this woman's response is a sign of modesty, but most experts would agree that it is more likely a sign of destructive low self-esteem.
Eight thinking patterns
Self-esteem reflects whether a person loves, accepts, and believes in who they are. The simplest way to raise a person's self-esteem is to improve that person's way of thinking. This isn't necessarily easy, but improved self-esteem can result by adopting these eight new thinking patterns:
§ Rediscover and reaffirm your personal strengths: Sometimes you have to take a new inventory on what you like about your looks, smile, body, sexiness, health, personality, and character strengths. For areas you don't feel real positive about, try to be more accepting of those unique features (example: having a nose of character).
§ Figure out the hidden strengths in your so-called weaknesses: There is always a positive in every negative if you look hard enough. For instance, you may think of yourself as stubborn, but the flipside is that you're also persistent and dependable.
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