maleficent

I feel the need to applaud you or staying with this young woman, many men would have given up long ago-- Good for you!

True confession time...
Not that anyone would ever be able to tell (roll eyes here) I have some major self esteem issues. I have definitely been in this young woman's place.

Unless you've been there, it's really hard for someone else to comprehend (kind of like explaining being shy to someone who's not -- they don't get it)

Maybe a change if therapists are in order for her. If she is willing to talk about it. Does she feel any improvement.

You can tell a person anything, unless they actually believe it themselves, it's just words. The bad stuff you tell yourself is a lot easier to believe than the good stuff anyone else tells you.

Small steps are what work in many cases, that will slowly build up self esteem, and self confidence. She's a caring person, that's wonderful, that's an amazing attribute for someone to have, a lot of people aren't. Would she consider volunteering somewhere, maybe something you can do together, so she can actually see a plus side to her caring.

Is there anything that she loves? Anything that she's passionate about? Build from there...

I need to think more about this... I'll be back...

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