I read recently that the core of an anxiety disorder can be self hate in many cases. There’s also obviously thought based anxiety disorders that can be pretty effectively treated with CBT. I think I suffer with both. Self hate and out of control worrisome thoughts. Has any one on here learned to love themselves? I’ve been working on it and I can say that it’s a little easier to look at and be around people.
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I love myself in the mirror…talking out my problems with myself, asking the questions only I know bug me…working it out…complimenting myself…it helps me anyways.
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Has it always that way for you or did you learn it over time?
just something I picked up somehow…I have been doing it for decades…
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That’s awesome man, glad it came to you
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Bro… I am slowly starting to like myself and be for myself again. I think I just hit the bottom of self destructive thinking and kinda realized I’m human too and hating myself didn’t really make anything better at all. It’s still there but I’m slowly learning to accept myself …flaws and all!
We are all human and flawed… beating yourself up will only make it worse.
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I know this too well. I’ve spent the last 12 years just reactively hating everything about myself. I became so negative in my thinking that I was convinced I had ASPD. This illness is brutal and no matter how irresponsible you were before you got it (drug abuse on my part) it’s no one’s fault. Not fair to hate yourself for it.
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It’s a process.
For example, in the beginning I was struggling with self stigma about being sz. Now I have mostly outgrown that. I focus on If I act in line with my values.
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