What does it mean to LOVE YOURSELF?
Step one is to forgive yourself for all the things you know you have done and feel guilty for. Step two is to asses yourself and find out what your strengths are, what your good points are, and what you are good at. Step three is to learn to appreciate yourself for all those things that you are good at, and to start telling yourself that you are a good and worthy person, and you deserve to be happy. Step four is to periodically do something that will improve you. It could be to start an excercise program, to quit smoking, to lose that pesky five pounds, or to do something you have always wanted to do like learn to speak French. Whatever it is, it should help you in your life, and make you happier about yourself. Next, every time someone gives you a compliment, you have to say "thank you" and mean it, and accept it as a truth. Every day after that, work toward being the person you always wanted to be. That is how I did it. Good Luck!
What does loving yourself mean?
I guess it is an unconditional love. Like the love you get from a pet is. No matter what time you get home, no matter who/what you smell like, and no matter what you did your pet still loves you. I do stupid things. I used to beat myself up for that wondering why I did it. Finally I stepped back and looked at all the stupid things everyone else does. $hit! I'm a Saint compared to the people that not only run this Country but run other Countries. To answer your question: loving yourself means that you accept yourself for who you are and what you do. You may not always make the right choices but hey, we're all human. Acknowledge you are not perfect but do your best to follow the path that is in your heart and head. If you make a mistake, oh well! Tomorrow will always come with new opportunities to make things right....or wrong. Then the next day comes.....It's a never ending cycle. Find what makes you happy and do it. Once you are truly happy you can and will love yourself.
Do you have to accept yourself as you are in order to love yourself?
Yes, but you can also be constantly changing and striving to become a better version of yourself. Just started a self-care blog if you’re interested.
What does 'love yourself' mean? How can a person love thyself?
The phase, ‘You have to love yourself before you can love someone else’ is yet one more example of pop-psychology, conventional wisdom.The basis to the phrase might mean, it is important to be self-confident and offer something in a relationship. Because if a person has self-esteem, a sense of pride and goals in life, they likely worked to improve themselves and their lot in life (i.e., loved themselves) and therefore can offer something of value in the relationship (can not love someone else).Unfortunately, well-meaning people love to utter trite, worn-out pop-psychology-phases, not because they are applicable to another person or situation, or add any value, but because they are comforting, because they are so commonly overused and familiar.A person could have achieved everything possible in life, and before going out on a date, still expect a well-meaning friend to offer the same empty platitude, dressed-up as some kind of kernel of wisdom.If offered the same, ‘You have to love yourself before you can love someone else’ round of unsolicited advice, a good way to handle this is to pierce your lips and reply back with a forced-smile and closed-eyes, “I think I got it handled…but thank you…”
How do you learn to love yourself?
I can tell how depressed you are about it, and that's not good. However, you've made the first step of recognizing what you're doing to yourself, and that's a good thing. This worked for me: Look in the mirror everyday and say - I love you, you're okay, fock everybody else!!!!! Examine your physique - your eyes, nose, lips, hips, breasts etc. and see the beauty therein (and believe me they ARE beautiful) When you receive a compliment, smile and accept it. Then go the mirror and say 'Hey, I was right, he/she saw it too' Make a list of everything people say are good about you and be proud of it (Do not make a list of what's bad) Do these things for as long as it takes. One day when you love yourself again - help someone with the same problem.