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Love Yourself, You are Worth It!

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at LMU chapter.

What is “happiness” to you? Why do so many people suffer from psychological syndromes? Recent studies show that people who hate themselves were the ones that suffered from psychological syndromes. But, why? The chaos of our lives, social media and caring what other people think about us are some of the reasons for this issue. They make our connection with our soul get ruptured. We findd ourselves in a place of loneliness. However, we can stop this. We can stop hating ourselves and making ourselves sad all the time just harm our bodies. You live the life you create for yourself. The most important thing you can do in your life is to love yourself, but sometimes that seems like it is the hardest thing to do. That’s why I am going to give some tips for learning how to self-love.

1. Compliment yourself when you wake up.

There is no better way to promote self-love than by starting your day off with some self-affirmations. Start it out right by reminding yourself you are AMAZING!

2. Eat healthily and do morning yoga

Self-love is about the connection between mind, body, and soul. If you feel happy inside, you will also feel happy outside. Eating foods that are more plant-based will make you feel detoxified and relaxed. Also, doing yoga will make your muscles stretch and relax. Doing yoga just for 10 minutes will change the way your day starts. Believe me, I tried!

 

3. Learn to accept a compliment.

So many people do not know how to accept a compliment when it is given to them. Learning to thank a person when they say something nice about you is a great way to promote self-love. In accepting their compliment, you are acknowledging that you yourself are worthy of praise.

4. Surround yourself with people who make you see the good in you.

Having negative people in your life will only lead to negative thoughts about yourself and everyone that surrounds you. Surrounding yourself with people that improve your self-worth is an important way to promote self-love.

5. Be the light

Spread the positivity! Encouraging others is an important part of friendship and the best way to learn to love yourself and others for who they truly are.

 

I am Deniz Oncel and I major in biochemistry as a pre-med in LMU. I love reading, writing about health, fashion, and fitness. I was a professional ice-skater when I was young and I always love trying out new sports as a way of developing myself.