it seems like a lot of the ways google says you could do this - listing all the good things about yourself, accepting your flaws, silencing your inner critic, not overthinking, etc. - are all things i literally cannot do or are things that make the situation worse. i deeply hate myself, probably have all my life, and i think if i could change that it might help. it seems like it's the main source of my problems...

short from speaking with a therapist, what are some ways you know of or have successfully done to raise your self-esteem?