Sometimes it can be very difficult to take charge of your thoughts especially when you aren’t super confident. You tend to always criticize yourself and feel shy around others; rather than embracing yourself for who you are . There is no need to put yourself through that kind of stress when you're already perfect. Although it can be hard to feel beautiful in your own skin, there's a way to overcome your negative thoughts and learn to accept yourself for who you are.
Here are 6 ways to feel comfortable in your own skin
1. Avoid Seeking Validation From Other People
Instead of validating your worth via others' opinion, find self-worth within yourself to become comfortable with who you are. It is virtually impossible to be comfortable in your own skin and live in accordance with your own wants if you are a people-pleaser or you live for other people’s validation.
2. Be self aware
You don’t just become self aware overnight , but even a few baby steps to be more aware can allow you to be more confident. To be really aware of who you are, you must be willing to see the good, the bad, the ugly, and the exceptional in you. Identify your strengths and weaknesses, and list them. Avoid judging others, instead gather information about who you are and how you are in this world.
3. Accept Your Weaknesses
Learning to be more self-aware requires you to accept all of your characteristics, even your "bad" ones. "[The next step is to] practice self-acceptance. Ensure that you accepting each quality you’ve discovered about yourself. For majority of young women, accepting the weaknesses will be toughest; for others, accepting strengths will be a challenge. While working on self-acceptance, you have to treat one quality and experience at a time, you will begin to feel more comfortable in your own skin, no matter what the world says or does.
4. Practice Self-Love
Quit being so harsh on yourself because everyone is allowed to make mistakes. Instead of beating yourself up, brush it off and make fun of your actions whenever you can. The more you cut yourself some slack, the better you may feel. Try to be your own best friend, listen to you instincts, reward yourself with a treat when you record a win. Love yourself and allow others love you.
5. Work On Current Personal Issues
We all know it's never easy to dig deep into your insecurities, but one of the only ways you're able to feel comfortable in your skin is by fixing those problematic thoughts and feelings. Fix the issues that are making you feel uncomfortable with yourself. Say to yourself, what do I need to do or change to be a person who likes and respects themselves more. This leads the way to discovering what you need to do to be more comfortable with who you are.
6. Don't Listen To The Media & Make Your Own Rules
Most times, it's not easy to be comfortable in your skin when you're constantly surrounded by magazines and movies that emphasis on what the "perfect woman body" is. Instead of trying to fit that type of image, learn to appreciate your body, because you're beautiful just the way you are. Society and media tell us that we 'should' look, act, or feel a certain way, and if we don't (which we invariably don't all the time!), we feel self-conscious, insecure, and uncomfortable with ourselves. The worst is when society, the culture, and the media don't even give representations or examples of unfiltered pictures of women . There is erasure of the average women identity . How can you feel comfortable if you feel like you aren't meeting society’s expectations.
~Written By: Anonymous Blogger~