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We are often our own harshest critics. While having a healthy appreciation of our limits can be helpful, feeling consistently bad about ourselves can impact our mental health and general wellbeing. Self-esteem refers to how much we value ourselves. Healthy self-esteem is not necessarily thinking you’re wonderful in every way—it’s having a balanced and realistic view of yourself and your abilities, being proud of your strengths and being aware (but not judgemental!) of your we

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It's natural to experience negative thoughts. Nobody feels happy and optimistic all of the time! We might worry about the future or feel sad about something from the past. We may be critical of ourselves or others. All of these thoughts are normal and they can be appropriate responses to what's happening in our lives. Rather than approaching your thoughts as good or bad, try seeing them as helpful or unhelpful. If you feel like some of your thoughts are limiting you in how y