How can I regain true self-respect?

I't is quite a revelation when we begin to notice that other people tend to put the same value on us, as we put on ourselves.

- NEVILLE HODGKINSON

When we have self-respect, that conveys itself to others through our body language, words and actions, and others will respect us in return.

When we feel good inside, it is as if the sun shines on us from outside as well. People smile more readily. Even nature looks more beautiful.

When we feel on top of the world, our faces and actions speak to others of that and they receive a lift from our happiness. Their happiness then feeds back into our own sense of well-being, increasing it further. In contrast, when we feel worthless, others tend to react towards us in ways that confirm we really are not good to know.