When you are lonely

But don’t message anyone because you hate yourself…

You get lonelier and hate yourself more.

But can’t break the habit.

Because you think, I wouldn’t want to hear from me…

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reflectingmonkey · 51-55, M

when I was young I struggled a lot with the concept of self-love , and I still do sometimes, but when that happens I remember the time someone explained self-love to me. he said "self-love is being your own best friend" . if your best friend (and you don'T need to actually have a best friends, its a concept) was feeling the way you feel right now would you tell your best friend to not call anyone because no one wants to hear from him or her? probably not. treat yourself with the same compassion, love and respect that you would have for your best friend.

MayaHope · 41-45, F

@reflectingmonkey I get that, the thing is, I don’t know what I’d tell my best friend, because in my head I’d be thinking, I’m exhausted, I’m hardly functioning, I have nothing left but I’ll try give the last bit of me… and I don’t want to make anyone feel that