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Untitled 15 months ago

Currently i hate myself. Everything about me. This has to stop. I’ve been told so many times that i am too hard on myself. I just find it a hard habit to break.



Untitled 15 months ago

I have none.



My way 4 years ago

I have been wondering about this for a few days now. I didn’t have self-esteem, now I have. How?

There was a certain time in my life, which I am unable to share here, where my outlook on the world was caused to change. This wasn’t where I gained self-esteem, but it was certainly helped lay some foundations.

Beyond that I came to realise, over the period of three of four years, that I:
  • treat other people fairly well
  • am quite good at what I do in my chosen career
  • have been exceptionally lucky in terms of where I was born and the family I was born into
  • not so ugly that people vomit uncontrollably

and therefore to dislike myself would be somewhat ridiculous.

As self-esteem increased my psychological insulating layer thickened, and I was able to parry the blows of rejection, failed love and thoroughly bad days at the office. And when I managed to defeat the evil forces of misery, that only served to increase my self-esteem further. The circle is virtuous.

And here I am today. A nice person, happy with himself.

Whether any of the above could be considered useful advice is questionable, but it might just contain the odd practical nugget.




 

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