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Love Yourself – The Benefits Of Choosing to Do So

We all strive for in our lives but many of us struggle to love ourselves. Many of us feel the need to conform to what’s expected, feel a need for love and acceptance from others, and allow our critics or judgments to win. However, loving yourself often gets put on the back burner and the rewards of doing so are often missed.

When we love ourselves, we allow ourselves to develop and grow more. We have the ability to better identify our worth. We can begin to take responsibility for our mistakes and learn from them. We give ourselves the opportunity to be less critical and more confident and comfortable in our own skin. We form better relationships with ourselves and cultivate more self-belief.

There are so many more benefits to loving yourself. When we do, we have less stress, anxiety, and depression, as we learn to respect and take care of our boundaries. Research has found that self-love leads to higher levels of motivation, better decision-making, and improved problem-solving skills.

Having greater self-love means we are more likely to treat ourselves and others with more respect, which plays a