pifft wondered: How can I raise my self esteem? Every time I look in a mirror, the thoughts "I'm ugly" "I don't look human" "My nose is too big" "My eyes are gross" "My hair doesn't look good" come up immediately. The VERY few times where, in the morning I'll get ready and think, "Wow I don't look TOO bad", later in the day I'll walk by a mirror and it'll completely destroy me. I'm getting so sick of hating my appearance so much. I get more compliments on my appearance than most people but I don't feel it.

The problem is YOU. Like you said, people can tell you that you’re good looking a million times, but it’s not going to get through your head. Negative thinking is a HABIT. It’s not something people are born with, it’s something that they train themselves to do. The longer you think negatively, the harder it becomes to stop, but it’s not impossible. Start by finding five good things about yourself, I don’t care how small they are, I know they exist. :) Write them down and keep them where you can see them (maybe on the mirror?). Next time you go to think “my nose is too big” STOP YOURSELF. Think “I like myself because I have nice skin” or “I like myself because I’m hard working” or “I like myself because my eyes remind me of my mom/dad/etc.” The more you catch yourself in the middle of thinking negatively and correct it to thinking positively, the less often you’ll think negative things in the first place.