Re: Re : Re: Avoiding the Mirror?

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Hi everyone! I'm new here so please forgive me if I've missed something. Martha, I love the idea of making a point to counteract a negative interior dialog with regular compliments. For me it can be so hard to actively recognize and then react to negative thinking that I can see this really helping to regularly think things that will buoy me up rather than bring me down. However, when I catch myself looking in the mirror and thinking something bad about my body I'll often try to react by praising my my curves or the strength of my legs. And I've recently realized that I still place so much emphasis in my outward appearance that I'm not learning to value more enduring inner characteristics of myself, like my smarts, sense of humor, or kindness. I think I need to not only be vigilant about noticing and counteracting negative thoughts about my body, but try and focus on the positive thoughts about my inner-self too, as this is the foundation for appreciating myself and not obsessing about my looks, body, or weight.