You can follow these steps daily in order to get yourself to feel loved.
Step 1: Say these words to yourself by looking in the mirror,
"I love you"
Step 2: Give yourself one compiment and write it down.
(For instance, " You are a great friend and listener”).
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Step 3: Make a list of three qualities that you admire about yourself
(For example, "I love my smile.")
Step 4: Write your idea of treating yourself
(For example, "Buying flowers for myself.")
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Choi Y, Choi SH, Yun JY, Lim JA, Kwon Y, Lee HY, Jang JH. The relationship between levels of self-esteem and the development of depression in young adults with mild depressive symptoms. Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Oct;98(42):e17518. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000017518. PMID: 31626112; PMCID: PMC6824750.
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