Do you think self respect increases when one learns to converse positively to the self?

Self respect, self esteem all mean valuing oneself, without positive affirmations or conversing as you put it self respect or esteem will be zero zilch.

Absolutely. And that's a wonderful (and, scientifically) accurate way to describe self-identity (or, self-esteem, as Sofs pointed out).

Intrapersonal dialogue (discourse between the left and right side of our brains) produces our sentience. Emotions acknowledge logic—as rationality feels alive—self-criticizing and self-assuring at the same time.

But, beyond that, you can talk with God, your spirit (which is the oldest form of you that's in touch with God, outside of time), or, as a neurobiologist would phrase it, your mind. Where the idea comes from, however its magic works, I think we all agree it's what makes us human.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.