6 Tips For Squashing Negative Self-Talk and Feeling More Confident in Your Own Skin

Chances are you wouldn't heap negativity on your closest friends and their bodies, right? So talk to yourself the way you'd talk to your best friend. "For some reason, we humans seem to save our worst words for ourselves, and that isn't going to help with this," Dr. Gilliland told POPSUGAR. So pretend the person in the mirror is someone you care deeply about, and show yourself the same kindness.