You take it one step at a time. Go to therapy, talk to your doctor about your symptoms.

I am wondering the same thing. Maybe set small goals and reward yourself. Listen to your body! Meditation helps

i think a major thing to do when it comes to loving yourself, is to learn to forgive yourself, forgive yourself for our human defects.... and knowing thats its okay not to be perfect. Sometimes acknowledging our ugliness can bring upon our prettiness (lol if that makes sense!) and always be gentle with yourself, laugh at mistakes, and know you can reinvent yourself - all things are temporary. I hope im not sounding like a cheesy positive quote thing but there is truth in that positive stuff :) anyways - cheers to you and sending you lots of love! I encourage you to continue on with loving yourself you wont regret it.

Give yourself little acc omplishments each day. Like baking something good or going for a really long walk. Make yourself feel proud of just being you. Go do things you want to do or try. Make yourself feel good about your body. Get a hair cut, lose weight, clean the house. You feel so much better when you set little goals and achieve them. It makes you feel alot better about yourself as a person and in return, you will be more grounded with yourself. And less stressed :-)

Find a space or an activity where you can completely set aside your stress. I know for me that could be a good book or listening to music on youtube, but it could be anything. Just being able to let it go for five or ten minutes works wonders and may even help you look at your stressors in a new way.

You need at least 15 min breaks every few hours, to get outside and take fresh air. this helps reset your stress levels during the day.

Every day have a time of maybe 1 - 2 hrs where you are not doing anything you have to do but are just doing the thing you like doing. This is your recharge time. It's vital.

fill your life with things that make you feel good, or that make you feel you are getting somewhere. Think of things you are interested in, not only those things that would be useful for the family. Do at least one frivolous 'me' type evening class a term. Could be flower arranging, could be stripping an engine. Whatever's available, and whatever you think you'll get a laugh out of.

And read books you enjoy. Reduce telly/computer if you can. Heh.

Accepting and loving the way you are is the first step. Know that trying to respond to other people's expectations is nothing but a hindrance to your happiness. Try saying 'I love myself, I am good enough', as many times as possible everyday, when you feel comfortable doing it. It may sound weird, and inner critic of yours may try to oppose to that. As you do that you will notice how important individual you have been, and you will be able to protect yourself from the external circumstance that may harm or alter you from who you really are.