What are the best ways to build self-respect and self-esteem?

Compliments feel like someone handed me a jacket that isn't mine. I don't know where to put my arms. I don't even have a clean name for it. I just know it keeps running the day. I thought confidence was a feeling I had to wait for. Still waiting. I keep finding essays that sound right and still don't change Tuesday morning. If you've been here, what actually helped — not what sounded wise, what helped.

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u/aisha_r 5mo ago
Maintain a normal, clean appearance. Be truthful — not hurtfully truthful, but truthful and kind. Be scrupulously honest in all matters involving money. Do what you say you'll do.
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