Like Myself?

My therapist told me that she wanted to know what I like about myself. Apparently I responded with more "I have potential here" and "people tell me this". So my assignment this week was to make a list of five things I like about myself (thats a lot!)

This is harder than it sounds. I've never been able to come up with things I like about myself. It feels like bragging. Even when I was a kid and teachers ask for strengths and weaknesses, I've never been able to list my strengths. Or in interviews, I've had to learn to rattle off a prescripted answer to that question (that is really just bullshit).

People talk all the time about how smart I am or how nice or pretty or athletic or all these things, but I don't believe any of them. I mean, one of the main parts of my ED is the self hatred. I truly dislike myself.

But, here goes.

1. People come to me and talk with me when they're struggling and I can frequently offer comfort or advice. People keep coming back, so I must be doing something right.
2. I am physically fit and good at tennis and yoga.
3. I am a person of character and am trustworthy, respectful, and loyal.
4. I am able to laugh at myself, take jokes, and avoid drama. Guys like hanging out with me because they say I'm chill, not lie other girls.
5. I have bright blue eyes and people always say "oh, what pretty blue eyes!"

There. That took a very long time, but mission accomplished. Do you think that's like bragging if you talk about yourself like that? Like, if someone asks how smart I am do I tell them my IQ? Or is that bragging? Or just a descriptive statistic? 151 is genius level, but it sounds really bad if I'm just like "I'm a genius!" I don't know.