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How to Understand That You Don't Love Yourself: 3 Unobvious Signs
02.10.2024 10:45
How do you understand what it means to “love yourself”? Listen to psychologists: in their opinion, this feeling is similar to love for other people, especially children.
If you love a person, you accept him as he is, you notice not the bad in him, but only the good, you say nice words to him, and you try to avoid harsh statements.
You care about your loved one and do everything possible to make him/her feel good - all this can be said about loving yourself.
Agree, at first glance it is easy to determine whether you love yourself or not. But sometimes, even if it seems to you that the answer to this question is positive, there can be no talk of self-love - this is indicated by the following signs.
You wear uncomfortable clothes
Let's agree: wearing beautiful clothes is really nice.
But some people prefer to endure discomfort in order to meet beauty standards.
They choose tight clothes that make it difficult to breathe freely, skinny jeans that cut into the skin, or shoes that put merciless pressure on the heel.
However, there is no need to sacrifice your comfort for the sake of appearance, because there are many options for beautiful and comfortable clothes and shoes.
There is no need to endure pain and discomfort. Clothes are made for people, not people for clothes.
You do dangerous beauty treatments
A visit to a beautician, hairdresser or massage therapist is an expression of self-care.
However, there are procedures that can be painful, dangerous and pointless. For example, anti-cellulite massage leaves bruises, eyelash extensions can lead to eye injuries, and plastic surgery can lead to serious complications.
Typically, people turn to such procedures not out of self-love, but because they are dissatisfied with their appearance and want to conform to societal standards of beauty.
You sacrifice sleep
If you sleep less than 7 hours a night and use the saved time for work, family or hobbies, then such savings are highly questionable.
For a few extra hours of activity, you can pay for it with memory loss, weight gain, high blood pressure, diabetes, and other health problems.
No job is worth that kind of sacrifice, and your loved ones probably won't want that kind of future for you.
