What to say when you hate your body: 9 self-compassion scripts

You know those moments when you catch a glimpse of yourself in the mirror or a window and start to spiral down?

Here are 9 self-compassion scripts to reparent yourself with. Save them for the next time you're not sure what to say when you hate your body. Which one is most likely to work for you?

1. You don’t like how you look right now. That’s okay. You don’t always have to.

   
   

2. This moment sucks but you can handle sucky moments.  I’m right here with you.

   
   

3. You’re feeling kinda frumpy? I get it. Is there anything that would feel good right now?

   
   

4. I know, it’s no fun to feel unattractive in a world that values attractiveness. We’re going to be kind to ourselves anyway. What’s something nice we can do right now?

   
   

5. Darn! I’m sorry you feel disconnected from your body right now. Do you want to take some deep breaths? 

   
   

6. Aw hon, I know it’s hard. Should we take 2 minutes to cry or stomp it out? I can set a timer and then we can move on with our day.

   
   

7. I know, it would be so nice if you felt love for your body but it seems like you don’t right now. That’s totally fine.  This doesn’t betray your values. It’s just a feeling, and all feelings pass.

   
   

8. Seems like you got pretty activated when you looked in the mirror. Do you want to tell me more about it?  I won’t try to convince you of something else, I’ll just listen.

   
   

9. You don’t like your body right now. I hear you. There’s no action item you need to do because of it. I’ll stay with you while you feel this.