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th
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oni
srel
atedt
oper
fect
ioni
sm

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f-
compassi
onat
epeopl
eai
m hi
ghbutal
soacceptt
hatt
heycan'
tal
way
sachi
evet
hei
rgoal

-gr
eat
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sonal
ini
ti
ati
ve(t
hedesi
ret
oreachf
ull
pot
ent
ial
)

-hav
elessmot
ivat
ional
anxi
ety

-posi
ti
vel
yassoci
atedwi
thmast
erygoal
s(i
ntr
insi
cmot
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olear
nandgr
ow)

-negat
ivel
yassoci
atedwi
thper
for
mancegoal
s(desi
ret
oenhanceone'
ssel
fimage)

-l
esserf
eel
off
ail
ureandper
cei
vedsel
f-
eff
icacy

Sel
f-
compassi
onv
sSel
f-
est
eem
-bot
hrepr
esentposi
ti
veat
ti
tudet
owar
dst
hesel
f

-t
het
woconst
ruct
sdi
ff
eri
nter
msofi
mpactonwel
l
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ng

-sel
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est
eem hav
erobustassoci
ati
onwi
thnar
cissi
sm whi
l
esel
f-
compassi
ondon'
t

-self
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ingt
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oot
her
s,
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ewpoints,orangri
lyr
eact
ingt
othosewhodi
sagreewitht
hem

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est
eem peopl
eev
alut
ethemsel
vesassuper
ior
/i
nfer
iort
hathel
psest
abl
i
shsoci
alr
ank.

Sel
f-
compassi
onat
elet
ter
STEPS

1.Candi
dlydescr
ibeaproblem thattendstomakey ouf
eelbadaboutyour
sel
f,suchasphysi
cal
fl
aw, arel
ationshi
ppr obl
em, orf
utur
eatworkorschool
.Noteemotionst
hat
comsup;shame, anger
,sadness,fear~asy ouwri
te.

2.Thi
nkofanimagi
naryf
ri
endwhoi
suncondit
ional
lyaccept
ingandcompassionat
e,someone
whoknowsyou'r
estr
engt
handweakness,
underst
andy ourl
i
fehist
ory
,yourcurr
entl
imit
sand
under
standt
hehumannatur
e.

3.Wri
teal
etterabouty
our
sel
font
hatper
spect
ive.Whatwoul
dyourf
ri
endsayabouty
our
per
cei
vedproble?

Whatwordwoul
dhe/sheusetoconv
eycompassion?Howwouldyourf
riendremindyouthat
you'
reonl
yahuman?Ify
ourfr
iendmakeasuggesti
on,howwoul
dtheyrefl
ectuncondi
ti
onal
under
standi
ng.

4Puti
tdownforawhil
eandcomebackt oi
tlat
er.Thenreadt
hel
ett
eragai
n,l
ett
ingt
hewor
ds
si
nki
n,al
l
owi
ngy our
sel
ftobesoot
hingandcomforted.