Hi, Im a 23 year old woman. Who has a lot of trouble loving myself. Ive always been this way. However, its been getting worst lately. Im constantly looking at someone else life and wanting it for myself. I hate the way I look. Though many people have told me I am beautiful. At some points I don't even want to go outside. I have a boyfriend and wonderful friends but some how in my mind I believe I don't deserve them. I just hate everything about myself . I hate the way I talk. I hate the sound of my own voice. I hate the way I look. I hate the shape of my body. I hate my huge breast. I hate my skin. Ive been in and out of therapy and this issue always seem to rear its ugly head. I think it's the root of who I am. But I'm am tired of feeling this way. I see people everyday who are so confident and so comfortable in their own skin. I want to be that person. Do anyone have any tips on how I could start to love myself. Please help I feel like I'm heading down a path of self destruction.

Thanks to all that respond in advance

The morning positive affirmation is always a good start.

Have you ever gotten up,looked in the mirror and said,"It's going to be a good day,I like what I see and I am going to make this the best day I can"

A simplistic,but effective way,to boost yourself worth.

If you do this every day, make a note and post it right besides the mirror you use on a daily basis, read it out loud,every day.. soon you'll be thinking in this way, you won't even notice the change,it will happen all by it's self.

Think I'm wrong? Try it for 3 weeks and write back, only thing you have to loose is this self defeating thinking you have about yourself.. win win situation.

To learn how to love ourselves we need to begin liking ourselves.To forgive ourselves of the things we see as defects and accept who and what we are.

You have a long time left in life to have these feelings to either fester to hatred or to accept yourself as you are.. We all have inner beauty,not many can say they like their outer beauty, and you have some that say they like yours,, accept their praise and grow from that till your inner believes what those others believe.

It has been more than a few weeks now, Have you seen any improvement?Does yourself image have any boost to it?

I am interested in hearing back from you if it's possible:)

OK,one more try, How are things going? Feel any different?