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Hi everyone! My pen name is Hannah and I am a 17-year-old girl. I like languages, friends, cats, and many other things. I really love giving advice, and I am studying psychology now. My favorite questions have to do with mental health. As I said above, I am taking psychology classes now, but I also do a lot of outside research, so chances are that if you say something to me about a disorder or anything like that, I will know what you are talking about. Although I am not a licensed psychologist, I hope to someday be one and I would love to get some practice here.

Also, if you ever have a problem and you like my advice and would like to talk with me, I have many messenger services so I would be more than happy to set up a time to talk with you about whatever you need.

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hello. I know that how i see myself and think of myself is never great. I want to feel better about myself, because i feel like whatever i have on the inside isnt ever good enough. Why do i think like this?? How can i feel more confidant about who i am? Or feel better about myself? You get what i mean right? i think i have low self esteem or low confidence.. and i dont want to look in the mirror anymore and feel this anymore. I want to be a better person. i know that im not ugly, i know that im a pretty girl.. but its whos underneath thats all broken i think and just lost.

Hi,

Everyone has times when they don't feel good about themselves. It happens to everyone, you just need to know how to make yourself feel better.

You said that you don't like looking in the mirror because it makes you feel worse. Stop looking in the mirror, or at least don't look at it for a long time. Don't give yourself a reason to make yourself feel worse.

Something that works for me is doing things that are hard for me. For example, I am really shy, so I try to talk to people or participate in class more. This helps me to feel better. Also, doing random acts of kindness also helps. One of the things I did was taping $1.00 to a soda machine with a note to take it and a smile card. (Smile cards are cards that you use when you do an act of kindness and you want the person who receives it to pass on the kindness.) You can get your own smile cards here:

http://www.helpothers.org/cards.php

The following site is like the smile card website, only it has cards to honor a loved one who passed away. You do random acts of kindness in their honor.

http://dying.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=dying&cdn=health&tm=3&f=10&su=p247.3.140.ip_p726.2.152.ip_p284.8.150.ip_&tt=6&bt=1&bts=1&zu=http%3A//www.missfoundation.org/kindness/index.html

Here is some more information that might help you be more confident:

http://ezinearticles.com/?Become-More-Self-Confident&id=10267

http://www.wikihow.com/Be-a-More-Confident-Teen

http://www.more-selfesteem.com/

I hope this helps you, and if you have anymore questions don't hesitate to ask!

-Hannah

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(Rating: 5) thanks, ill keep that in mind
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