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I'm Trying To Like Myself Again

  • Writer: Carrie Xue
    Carrie Xue
  • 5 days ago
  • 1 min read

I’m trying to rebuild my relationship with myself. It’s harder than I expected. I spent so many years criticizing every part of me. My face, my body, my voice, my personality, that now kindness feels foreign.


I look in the mirror and try to talk to myself like I would talk to my best friend. It feels awkward, but also necessary. I’m learning that self-esteem isn’t a switch you flip; it’s a language you relearn.

Some days I do better. Some days I don’t. But I’m trying. And maybe that counts for something.

 
 
 

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