Why should I love myself?

@CurWilliam Hmm well for starters, I don't believe that you have to love yourself so others can love you. I think it's entirely possible to be loved even if you don't love yourself yet. I think the real reason why it would be good to love yourself, is because you deserve it. You don't deserve any of the bad things you think about yourself--I'm sure you know, but we are always our own worst critics. The things we say about ourselves are undeservingly harsh and critical and can distort things. And since it's coming from our own heads, it just seeps in everywhere, into everything we think about ourselves...but how could any human be a waste of space? You have so many things you're capable of and endless possibilities, to bring joy or laughter or creativity or passion or to give support or show love...no matter how small, I think those things are always important.

You deserve to be loved, no matter your own opinion of yourself, because I know that you're more than what you think of yourself. No person could be better off dead, there is no 'better' in non-existence. If anything, without you here, the world would be robbed of yet another amazing person. Just by your mere existence, you have an impact on the people around you, and the world is better for having you than it ever could have been without you in it. Even if it doesn't feel that way, even if it feels you're not contributing, or you're not deserving of anything...I know that you are.

I wish you did love yourself, because you deserve that, you deserve kindness and compassion, even from yourself. But I also know that's much easier said than done, and it's not your fault at all for feeling this way. You deserve to be loved, simply because you're you, and you're the only you that will ever be.

I feel like this is just being cheesy, and probably coming off as just too optimistic, I know that...even I feel like I don't deserve love sometimes, or that I'm not a positive thing in the world, or that things would be better without me, but for some reason whenever I hear of someone else feeling the same way, I just have to let them know how important they are. Funny how things are sometimes I guess, I can't even feel this way about myself sometimes, but I can feel it so strongly towards you

@CurWilliam Trust me, I've been there. I was there about an hour ago to be honest. So let me say this, you are not better off dead. I promise you. You are not. You are not unlovable. In fact, you are loved, whether you can see it or not. Life doesn't always seem like it's worth living. I know that. But there will come a time when it does and you will want to be there for it. You are not better off dead. You are loved. Your smile is amazing, your laugh is beautiful, your hobbies are so interesting, your hair is so cool, your mannerisms are adorable, your compassionate is wonderful, your interests are awesome. You are so so unique and that makes you so so wonderful. I promise. You are loved. I hope one day you'll be loved by you.

If you take nothing else from this, stay alive for me. You will reach a better place. I believe it. I know it. Keep going.

I know its hard, and I think we often feel like this, and no answer may make you feel better, but I think you just gotta love yourself, and understand that you are not worthless, no one deserves to be treated badly, or abused, everyone deserves to be loved, and to love themselves. I think its very possible to be loved even though you may not love yourself, but i am not sure if you can recognize or understand that love if you dont love yourself.

@CurWilliam

1. Love yourself because there's no one else who has your smile.

2. Love yourself because there's no one else who has your laugh.

3. Love yourself because wishing to be someone else is a sentence of misery and exhaustion. Regardless of where you may go or what you do, you will be who you are for the rest of your life.

4. Love yourself because it isn't up to others to love you; it's a blessing when they do love you. When you love yourself, you allow yourself to let go of the expectation of others to do so.

5. Love yourself because you've been blessed with the skin you're in, so wear it comfortably.

6. Love yourself because while people come in and out of your life, you will always remain.

7. Love yourself because life becomes easier when you work with what you have.

8. Love yourself because when you are loving toward yourself, you attract people who love you too.

9. Love yourself because, as Martin Luther King, Jr. said, "Hate is too great of a burden to bear."

10. Love yourself because you're an artwork of DNA.

11. Love yourself because your weaknesses are disguised as a journey, ready for you to explore.

12. Love yourself because once you accept who you are, you can focus your energy on other matters and people in your life.

You should love yourself cause why not?? nobody in this world is like you, you're unique and you desereve to be loved by yourself. :D