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Why "Accepting Yourself" Will Destroy You

Did you know that 85% of the world's population are affected by low self esteem. The answer to this is often advice like "accept yourself" or "like yourself". As a matter of fact, even mainstream media pushes the whole "acceptance" thing on us on a daily basis. While they are good recommendations, the concept of acceptance is completely twisted in most people's minds. Accepting or liking yourself is not about standing in front of the mirror and saying "I like myself" nor is it trying to love yourself as you are - without making any changes. Here's The Brutal Truth: It's only possible to accept the things that absolutely cannot be changed. It's a crucial point for you. Most people get acceptance wrong by trying to accept things that CAN be changed. That leads them to stay sad and depressed for the rest of their life. When I was a teenager, I was a very terrible stutterer. It made me very sad and my mot