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Q: How to Love Yourself When You Don't?
asked by: lostbambi on August 4th, 2006
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Reading through several posts on unhappy relationship/love stories, I found that the key to a good relationship is to love yourself. My question is how to really began to love yourself, when you don't? I have a problem having relationships; lately have been pretty massochistic in my relationships, falling for guys that that hurt me emotionally or physically but I can't seem to break away. Being a very rational/logical person, I came to the conclusion that something is wrong with me. And yes, I like myself sometimes but that's far from love. I long for others' companionship sometimes because i'm tired of my own. Why, because i'm overly critical of myself. I always find faults with myself and then stress over it...So, how do u begin loving yourself?
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Spirit replied on August 6th, 2006
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Thee best question ever asked on this forum, and to find your own personal answer, probably a major key to many peoples problems.....Whether relationship, personal growth, depression etc.

I don't have all the answers, and will never pretend to.......Even at 43 I find life is a continual struggle, not so much to understand others but to look within yourself and to remember that realizing that you are loved and loveable...............There's really no starting point or stopping point for that matter..............It's one of those vague life teaching lessons like........
"what's the meaning of life?"...............It's different for everyone and how and when we reach our own level is probably determined by how much thought and experience we put into our own lives.

Each time you feel that you have reached a higher level of understanding you will feel a strong need to find someone who is on the same or higher level...................Instead of asking yourself "who would love me?" or "what right do I have to be loved?"..............Ask yourself, "who am I not to be?" "i am beautiful, talented and intelligent person.

Unfortunately people continually search for that one person or one event in their life that will make them "happy"...............When true happiness is already inside them. :)
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basu replied on August 6th, 2006
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Hello love is not a thing when ever you want but love yourself is nothing tuff because any one be leave happy is nothing but love your self I am also love one girl in my relation but I connot express to her please tell me what I do know tell me a urgent replay
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