‘I’ve struggled to love myself for years’: How small changes have helped me lead a happier life

05 Mar 2020
By Ugne V., Student at De Montfort University

I’m never quite sure what people mean when they say “you should love yourself”. Loving, caring for and accepting yourself is different from person to person, and it’s a topic that people have written hundreds of books about.

I’ve struggled to love myself for years. But one day I realised how untrue it is to not love yourself and it all changed. Now, I’m going to share how I started loving myself and how I’ve dealt with my own lack of self-acceptance.

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I’m a first year psychology student at De Montfort University. I like writing for my blogs, books and journal articles.