Practice Self-Acceptance

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Practice Self-Acceptance

Most people agree that accepting oneself is crucial to mental wellness. We’re all imperfect, so being harsh with ourselves about every shortcoming typically isn’t helpful or sustainable. Actually, studies have shown that persistent self-criticism can have a detrimental effect on welfare and self-esteem. While it can be a difficult concept to fully embrace for some, it’s a worthwhile pursuit because of the benefits it can bring.

Self-acceptance: what is it?

"A relatively objective sense or recognition of one's abilities and achievements, together with acknowledgment and acceptance of one's limitations," is how the American Psychological Association (APA) defines self-acceptance. It’s about acknowledging that everyone has both good qualities, flaws, successes, and failures in life, and realizing that it’s unfair to hold ourselves to an impossible standard.

Self-esteem versus self-acceptance

It is important to understand that self-acceptance and self-esteem are not the same. Self-esteem is about positively judging yourself and your abilities, often in comparison to others. Contrarily, self-acceptance is the act of embracing who you are. While self-esteem is subject to swings depending on outside factors and life events, self-acceptance is more fundamental and stable throughout time.

What makes self-acceptance difficult?

Many of us find it difficult to accept who we are because society encourages us to assign values to everything from an early age, including ourselves. Many of us are raised in a culture that encourages continual comparison, which can lead to inflated expectations, self-criticism, and feelings of inferiority. Self-talk that is negative is very widespread, even in early childhood.

The benefits of self-acceptance: 

Again, self-acceptance can provide a more stable view of oneself compared to self-esteem, which is inherently comparison-based and can fluctuate. This could be the reason for the positive effects of self-acceptance on mental health that have been observed in research. One study found a correlation between “unconditional self-acceptance” and mood after exposure to negative events, and an inverse correlation with anxiety symptoms and narcissism.

Another study even found that self-acceptance decreased mortality risk by 19% and added three years of life, even when other factors were controlled for. A feeling of self-acceptance can help you achieve realistic goals, stabilize your relationships with others and yourself, manage mental illness, and generally feel better about yourself on a daily basis.

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About: These worksheets help individuals accept what is out of their personal control, and help them commit to taking action on the things that you can control to enrich your life. This bundle aims to develop and expand psychological flexibility with emotional openness and the ability to adapt your thoughts and behaviors to better align with your values and goals.

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Wake up in the morning and think about what you’re grateful for. Include things about yourself. If you failed at something, what about that failure are you grateful for?

If you aren’t perfect, what about your imperfection can you be grateful for? Feel free to journal about these things each day, or once a week if that helps.

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Bring your mind back to how blessed you are already. There’s always something to be grateful for.

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