Self acceptance

Introduction
There are many forms of this term and many variations of it . it
has a different meaning and impact on everyone individually .
self-acceptance is unconditional, free of any qualification, unlike
self-esteem which is an evaluation of one's worthiness.
in general, similar to self-esteem, as children we're able to
accept ourselves only to the degree we feel accepted by our
parents.
The positive regard we received from our parents may have
depended almost totally on how we acted, and unfortunately,
we learned that many of our behaviors weren't acceptable to
them. So, by identifying ourselves with these objectionable
behaviors, we inevitably came to see ourselves as inadequate.
Lack of self-acceptance can hold you back in every area of
your life. It affects your confidence and can prevent you from
reaching your full potential.

Self-acceptance is the act of accepting yourself and all your

personality traits exactly as they are. You accept them no
matter whether they are positive or negative. This includes
your physical and mental attributes.

Self-acceptance means recognizing that your value goes

beyond your personal attributes and actions.

It’s also important to acknowledge and celebrate your

positive qualities and achievements.
This is why so many of us struggle with self-acceptance. We
tend to hide, neglect, and reject the parts of ourselves we
consider unacceptable. We would rather change them than
accept them.
Self-acceptance doesn’t just mean accepting our negative
qualities and giving up on changing them.

On the contrary, it means being aware of our weaknesses

without having any emotional attachment to them. This level
of self-awareness can help us improve our behavior

Now as I will talk about myself and my journey towards

reaching the goal of self acceptance, I would like to share how
self acceptance changes my day to day life .

Self acceptance helped me control my emotions better,

Lack of self-acceptance can affect the part of your brain
responsible for controlling your emotions. This can lead to
mental imbalance and emotional outbursts as a result of
elevated anxiety, stress, or anger.
It also affects your psychological and emotional well-being.
It keeps you focused on the negative aspects of yourself,
and these negative thoughts create negative emotions.
There were parts in my life where I had to think about small
things such as, should I sit this way when I am in public?
,should I talk about this thing to the people dear to me? will
they even care…(say with fade outs and as a question)
The point is that I stopped accepting my own decisions and
started accepted decisions made by the people around me
not thinking about whether those people were relevant to me
or not .

All these things together messed up my mind and emotions

a lot ,I was forced to think, what they said was right. I felt
angered rather disappointed in myself when I liked
something others didn’t.
At a point my emotions weren’t even clear to myself ,I wasn’t
even sure whether these feelings were my true feelings or
the feelings that I was forced to accept .
Self acceptance helped me forgive myself

Self-acceptance can give you more confidence in yourself. It

helps you understand that your negative qualities don’t define
you or your worth.
When you are confident, you are more likely to take action. In
spite of your fears. In contrast, Lack of self-acceptance can
hold you back and stop you from chasing after your dreams.

Self-acceptance helps you realize that failure doesn’t define

you and failure is a learning opportunity on the path to
success.

Confidence can also give you greater independence. It allows

you to make decisions for yourself without needing the
approval of others.

And the most important of all would be self acceptance made

me be my most authentic self

When you lack self-acceptance, you’re constantly trying to

hide, censor, or repress your true self. This can leave you
feeling drained.

Self-acceptance can help you show up yourself more

authentically without worrying about others’ judgments of
you. Essentially, when you accept yourself, you feel free, you
feel happy and most importantly you feel “YOURSELF”

Thank You