When we feel good about ourselves, we are happy and confident. It also makes us feel loved, capable and unique. FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF Good job! I am not good at anything... These negative feelings you have about yourself are part and parcel of growing up and can happen to anyone else. However, it is important that you do not let these negative feelings discourage you and make you feel bad about yourself! Imagine this... You are riding in a car, which is a few years old and still in a very good condition. Halfway through the journey, one of the car tyres went flat and the car is unable to move. Would you (a) immediately conclude that the car is now a piece of junk and cannot be used anymore or (b) think that the car is still fine, and that it only has a flat tyre? Try and think of all the things you like about yourself. Write them down and make a list. When you are feeling down, take the list out and read it. E.g. "I can draw well, I’m good at remembering things, I make friends easily, I am happy!" Stop negative self-talk. E.g. “I’m terrible in my studies... So I’m not good at anything else”. Phrases like this not only bring you down, it may also take away any good feelings you have about yourself. However, there might be times when you don’t feel good about yourself. Like when you did not accomplish something you wanted to do, or something did not go the way you wished/expected. Learn to praise yourself, especially when you have improved in doing something. E.g. “I can write better this semester than in the last semester”. Most people would realize that the car is still in a good shape, and it only has one flat tyre that needs to be fixed! When you do fail at something, don’t get discouraged. Think about what you can learn from the experience, and how you can do better next time. © Tinkle Friend - Singapore Children's Society. All rights reserved.

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When we feel good about ourselves, we are happy and confident. It also makesus feel loved, capable and unique.

FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF

Good job!

I am not goodat anything...

These negative feelings you have about yourself are part and parcel of growingup and can happen to anyone else.

However, it is important that you do not let these negative feelings discourageyou and make you feel bad about yourself!

Imagine this... You are riding in a car, which is a few years old

and still in a very good condition. Halfway throughthe journey, one of the car tyres went flat and thecar is unable to move. Would you (a) immediatelyconclude that the car is now a piece of junk and

cannot be used anymore or (b) think that the car isstill fine, and that it only has a flat tyre?

Try and think of all the things you likeabout yourself. Write them down and

make a list. When you are feeling down,take the list out and read it. E.g. "I candraw well, I’m good at remembering

things, I make friends easily, I am happy!"

Stop negative self-talk. E.g. “I’m terrible in my studies... So I’m

not good at anything else”. Phraseslike this not only bring you down,it may also take away any good

feelings you have about yourself.

However, there might be times when you don’t feel good aboutyourself. Like when you did not accomplish something you wantedto do, or something did not go the way you wished/expected.

HOW CAN WE FEEL GOOD

ABOUT OURSELVES?

Learn to praise yourself, especiallywhen you have improved in doing

something. E.g. “I can write better thissemester than in the last semester”.

Most people wouldrealize that the car is still

in a good shape, and itonly has one flat tyre that

needs to be fixed!

When you do fail at something, don’tget discouraged. Think about what you

can learn from the experience, andhow you can do better next time.