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How to love yourself?

Everything keeps going wrong, I keep hurting people without meaning it....I keep trying to become a better person but I hate myself so much that everything I do is destined to fail and every time I fail I hate myself even more...how do I stop this...? I am scared that I won't ever succeed anything because my self hatred keeps telling me I won't do anything right... I really need help...
PeanutsauntieP1982 · 41-45, F
You have to learn to accept yourself. You're a flawed human being like the rest of us, and that's OK. YOu also have to learn to believe in yourself, and get out of your own way. Why do you have yourself so much? I promise, you're not as bad as you think you are.
CallMeMono · 26-30
@PeanutsauntieP1982: I would've been dead already if I stopped trying to help
PeanutsauntieP1982 · 41-45, F
I know how that feels, but sometimes not speaking helps more than speaking. A few years back I was in a bad way after having seen my friends' mom die. I went over to another friends house because she wanted to help me. But rather than use words to try to make me feel better, she just sat with me in silence. I felt better just for her company. D'ya see what I mean?
CallMeMono · 26-30
@PeanutsauntieP1982: but the problem is, most of my friends are online friends, so if I don't reply they think I ignore them
dark548 · M
Practice self acceptance psychology, meditate, read self-help books they can honestly help if you know how to apply the knowledge. See a psychologist. Find a mentor or role model. Learn not to compare yourself to others etc. hope this helps.
dark548 · M
I know how you feel and it can definitely be difficult. Most of us are condition to keep comparing ourselves to others. I still continue to do it sometimes (especially at the gym) but anyway It is because of these reasons that you can't be too hard on yourself if you're still not good at it. It takes practice, from what I've learned the mind can be trained and condition just like the body.

I'm rambling but as to you not passing while others or most of your class is succeeding, there can be many factors that contribute to this.

Some of these factors you might not be aware of. Like for me I could never figure out why I couldn't pay attention in class, why I had to study the material after class on my own. Turns out it was because of my social anxiety which I didn't even know what it was or that I had it.
CallMeMono · 26-30
@dark325: I know what's holding me back, non stop pain. Mental pain which has become so strong that my muscles actually start to ache
dark548 · M
@SupremeTomato: what kinda pain I'd this? Is it related to anxiety? When I go through an anxiety wave I find myself exhausted bad my muscles (body) kinda hurting (aching)
YMITheWayIM · 46-50, M
I don't know man, I have serious communication impairments too. People are hurt way before I know it. Thought there's a cure. So came writing and typing.
curiosi · 61-69, F
Knowledge is power, once you understand you will be on the path.
http://siestakeybeachmeeting.com/index_htm_files/The%20Road%20Less%20Traveled.pdf

 
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