You will agree with me that most people don’t feel 100% at all times. Even the most beautiful and successful people have off days, but if you’re feeling bad about yourself more than you feel good, you might need a shift in perspective.
Despite common thinking, feeling more attractive and desirable may have little to do with your outward appearance. Getting some love from others might seem like the easiest way to boost your self image, but actually you might want to practice giving some love first.
These tips can help you begin to see yourself in a more positive light.
1. Always wear a smile:
It’s no secret that smiling makes you seem warm and inviting to other people, which can help how they see you. But it turns out you may even get the same benefits by looking in a mirror and smiling at yourself.
Don’t underestimate a good smile.
2. Give yourself a pep talk:
It may feel silly but it works. It’s always nice when someone close to you notices or points out a good quality, but you don’t have to wait around for that extra boost.
It may seem silly, but repeating positive affirmations to yourself in the mirror or saying things that you like about yourself will help you validate those traits and value them in yourself.
Note: “Whatever you give attention to will expand in your field of consciousness.
Taking time to actively notice positive qualities about yourself, whether external characteristics or internal skills and qualities, helps them become more salient to you. When you spend time acknowledging these traits, you can experience them more fully.”
3. Don’t self-sabotage:
Identity what habits triggers you to negative self- talk.
People who dwell on negative aspects about themselves actually has a higher risk of self-doubt and may have a lower-rate of self-satisfaction.
If you find yourself making negative statements about yourself, you need to pay close attention to why. These types of statements can make you feel worse about yourself and take a toll on your self-image.
Identity what habit triggers you to negative self-talk, once you identify the triggers of negative self-talk, you have a better chance of catching yourself, turning negative self-statements into positive ones, and even preventing them.”
4. Avoid making judgmental comments:
Judging others gives negative impact on your self confidence.
Similar to negative self-talk, speaking and thinking poorly of others can decrease your overall confidence.
Being overly judgmental can increase feelings of anxiety and depression and actually make us feel worse about ourselves overall.When we judge others, it often comes from a place of seeking safety when we can’t know everything about someone else.
5. Have a sense of humor:
Cracking a joke can make others see you as more attractive.
Laughing and joking can make you more at ease, so if you try and laugh off a small thing that would normally get under your skin, you can take some pressure off of yourself, which can make you see yourself in a positive light.
Cracking a joke can help others see you as more attractive, too. Some people treat every aspect of their life so seriously and this shows in their face and in their personality.
6. Have sex:
This is fun only with your partner. Having sex is a great, fun, and pretty easy way to boost your self-image. People who had casual sex with a supportive partner were found to show an increase in confidence and self-image, according to research.
Plus, the pheromones you release during and after sex can automatically draw your partner to you, making you more attractive to them too.
7. Work on your posture:
Improving your posture can help change your thoughts. Having good posture can make you look good, but it can also make you feel good. One study from the Association of Psychological Science found that sitting up straight can make you feel more confident and powerful. They found that people who strike “power poses” reported elevations in testosterone, decreases in cortisol (a chemical found when you experience fear), and increased feelings of power.
So, if you’re looking for a mood boost and to view yourself in a more positive light, it might be worth keeping your chin up both physically and mentally.
8. Rock some red:
Having a wardrobe that makes you feel confident is a huge step in driving up how you see yourself, but feeling better about your appearance may be as simple as wearing a different color.
Wearing red can automatically make women more attractive to men. They were more likely in the study to ask out a woman wearing a red shirt than one in green.
This colour helps you feel hotter so rock it.
9. Give some compliments:
Speak of others. Getting some love from others might seem like the easiest way to boost your self image, but actually you might want to practice giving some love first.
Talking up good traits about others will help you seem more appealing in their eyes and make you realize the good things about yourself, too.
Making other people feel good about themselves increases your attractiveness. People put effort into getting ready for a date so take the time to compliment the other person and mean it!”
