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How do I stop hating myself?

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Last Updated: 06/13/2022 at 10:15am
How do I stop hating myself?
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Tracy-Kate Teleke, PsyD, M.A., LMFT

Marriage & Family Therapist

I assist adults and couples in CA experiencing relationship challenges and interpersonal struggles including anxiety, depression, and a myriad of other life challenges.

Top Rated Answers
Anonymous
July 25th, 2016 8:15am
Accept that you are in this world because of a reason and that you have a unique mission that nobody else can make but you
freedomhugs
June 5th, 2015 8:52pm
Learn to understand your own faults and accept them, also asking friends or family what you are like (good and bad things) then keep doing thegood things and try your best to get rid of the bad ones.
AnimalOfFood
May 21st, 2016 9:12pm
You're a amazing, gorgeous person, don't hate yourself. It's not good to do so. I love you and everyone on here cares about you.
Anonymous
May 25th, 2016 3:10am
Do you know most of us only see our bad traits? Yet everyone else notices our good traits. Don't be so hard on yourself. Go out your way to help others. Help someone cross the street. Pick up those papers they've dropped. You'll become happier as well.
GentleCompass
May 22nd, 2016 8:34pm
By taking it one step at a time and accepting that your flaws are part of who you are, and allow better parts of you to flourish. By accepting that some things are out of your control, including things that may have happened to you that caused you to lose sight of a better path. By writing down at least one good thing about yourself every day, and reflecting on things you do for yourself and others that make the world a better place. Everyone deserves love and care, especially from within.
Mytting
May 25th, 2016 2:47pm
Everyone has flaws. You don't have to be perfect, perction is a myth. Forgive yourself and be kind to yourself you are doing the best that you can!
Anonymous
May 25th, 2016 5:29pm
You have to understand that you're the most important person in your life, hating yourself would be meaningless, painful and a waste of time. You could stard love you more thinking that there's no one who share all your thoughts and thinks if not your self. If the problem is what you see in the mirror, always remember that you can improve, you could wear somethinfìg nice, do your hair and make-up as you like, if you think you're fat you can lose weight. There's a solution for everything!
Anonymous
May 22nd, 2016 8:31am
Start counting your blessing inspite of counting your flaws you thing are in you when they are not, because you are important to much people out there :)
AmbientEuphoria
October 10th, 2016 4:34pm
You stop hating yourself by looking at the positive traits that you have. Each day you can wake up in the morning and think about something positive about yourself.
Link22
May 21st, 2016 7:09pm
Try to look at yourself in a more positive way. Try to smile more often. And don't focus on your flaws. Everyone has pimples and stretch marks. You are beautiful no matter what.
AlwaysAndForever1
May 21st, 2016 7:00am
You are unique. You are you. Nobody is like you and you have all the time to make everything count!!
JadeAstrid444
May 20th, 2016 2:24pm
Many times people hate themselves because they feel that they have not lived up to someone's expectations of who they should be and feel that they have failed. In that, they feel the guilt and unworthiness; and therefore, they are not honoring who they truly are and accepting themselves. Remember, you are here to shine in all of your awesomeness. You may be someone else's teacher, bring an awesome idea to light that no one even thought of, or even be a great friend- whether it be to another person or pet. Each day take at least five minutes to do something that you love to do- this is part of your self care or your you time. Remember that you are lovable and you are worthy. Make that your mantra " I am lovable and I am worthy."
coldmemories
May 19th, 2016 2:43pm
To stop our cycle of self-hatred and live free from imagined limitations, we must learn to challenge our inner critic.
Anonymous
May 19th, 2016 11:03am
You should never hate yourself because you are only given one life and you must make that life like it is your last. (For all we know it might be)
runningshoe
May 19th, 2016 6:29am
try to find one thing you like about yourself and write it in a washable marker on the mirror. Every morning you will remind yourself of that one good thing. Every week try to add to the list.
Anonymous
May 18th, 2016 6:10pm
Self-acceptance is the first step to stop hating yourself. Surrounding yourself with loving, caring people can often help you feel better abut yourself, and about others.
GoLobster
May 26th, 2016 12:14pm
"Stop hating yourself" is such a big topic and a hard one as well, because no one is telling you that you are amazing...but you are. You are who you are, you cannot change this. The best you Can do is just accept yourself and like you for who you are
Aggie
May 27th, 2016 1:39am
No longer hating yourself is a hard thing to do. It takes a lot of thought to raise your self esteem. Just always know, you're much cooler than Hitler.
MunalAbid
May 27th, 2016 12:45pm
Well you should simply try and find people who are either just like you or polar opposites. The reason i say this is because when you find people like yourself you see that its not just you who is as different, or if you find someone completely then you know that you are unique
Anonymous
May 27th, 2016 2:44pm
Look deep into yourself and find out what you love about yourself. It might not be something major, even your smile or something that you are good at counts. If you feel like it is hard to find, you could ask your loved ones (family members, best friends...) to see what they love about you. You maybe surprised with the answer!
ShatteredPain
May 12th, 2016 9:14pm
Look for the things you like about yourself and focus on those.. Look at the positive things and stop paying attention to the negative.
xokellssxo
November 29th, 2016 3:28pm
That's a tough question. I hated myself for a long time, honestly I still do. Perhaps looking at yourself in the mirror and instead of pointing out your flaws, point out your perfections. Someone can make you feel loved and make you forget why you hate yourself, You can also focus on the great things you're accomplishing instead of the things you do wrong. I hope I helped.
Ashiya
February 7th, 2017 6:53am
Taking time out of your day or through the day to try and think of parts you love about yourself, it doesn't have to be all at once but you can try looking at yourself or your personality and really taking into account that "hey, I really like my eyes" or "I enjoy that I'm honest with people" etc, Self-love isn't easy and it takes awhile but I have a dark saying to share, "In the end, you're going to be the only one who loves you" And I go on with my life saying this and I do in fact love myself, because if no one else will, who will? I am my best friend and I am me, self-loathing can do more harm than just accepting yourself.
Anonymous
November 14th, 2017 11:32pm
Learn to love yourself for who you are. It is much easier said than done but provide yourself with love and self-soothing behaviours.
AStormOfThoughts
December 11th, 2017 6:22pm
It takes a while... But You have to tell yourself you are worth it. The fact you hated yourself was you telling yourself you weren't enough. So know you need to tell yourself that you are.
MollyCule
January 30th, 2018 5:00am
Baby steps. Can’t emphasize this enough. If loving yourself seems like too much, work towards tolerating and feeling neutral about yourself.
Anonymous
August 6th, 2018 5:16pm
Forgive yourself, have compassion for yourself, change your mindset and thought patter to the better
Bubbleycatylistener
November 12th, 2018 9:58pm
Hating yourself is one of the worst things ever. To prevent it you must start off by complimenting yourself. Remind yourself of the good things about yourself instead of the flaws. I always feel good about myself when other people compliment me. Ask your friends or anyone if they can say some nice things abou you to boost your confidence. You will then forget about the bad things. After you do this, then focus on why you hate yourself and motivate yourself to change those things if it is healthy and safe. Just remember tha no one is perfect and we all have out flaws. Some peoples just may be easier to spot than others
khaliero
November 13th, 2018 7:06pm
Changing your mind set is a huge step towards self love. Start accepting your flaws instead of trying to change them. I started by looking in the mirror and pointing out the bits of myself I didn't mind. It usually starts off little like 'the colour of my eyes are okay' or 'my smile isn't too bad'. Then you start repeating this every time you look into the mirror and you begin to really believe it. It took me a while, but I was eventually able to love things I was bullied for in the past, you just have to really convince yourself and eventually you believe it.
plushUnicorn4912
June 2nd, 2020 9:05am
To stop hating yourself, think of all the reason why you do. Why do your hate yourself? Are those because of something from the past? The way you behave? You need to forgive yourself for the behavior you had in the past. It's in the past thus, something you cannot change. For the way you behave now, the way that you are now. First step, you need to accept yourself with your flaws. This is the person I am today. Only then you can focus on the second step: DISCOVER YOUR AUTHENTIC SELF AND LIVE IT FULLY. What I mean by that is: who you are right now isn't who you want to be 5 years from now. That "yourself" might be standing between you and who you were created to be. We are to go deep down within ourselves, examine ourselves and become whomever we choose to be.