How can I stop hating and criticizing myself so much?

Try to be understanding of yourself. Accept yourself, and try to focus on the things you do well. For example, rather than saying "I'm not good at ..." say "I am good at..."

You have to remember that nobody is perfect. Everybody is different and that's what makes us unique.

Take a step back and imagine your reflection as being a different person, would you still say the same things to them as you say to yourself?

I can look at myself in the mirror and say all the positive things I love about myself, or I can write down 5 things a day!

It's a long journey, to be sure. Counseling may help. There are some activities that can help: Gratitude Journal, positive quite book, positive affirmations, mindfulness, meditation, visualization, making a Happy Box of good notes and self-caring items, and the CBT strategy of challenging distorted thoughts. Google can help you find more detail on any one of these ideas. As hard as it can be to make these changes, it is possible. With effort and time and continually trying these strategies, things can improve. Hang in there.

Embrace the positive parts of you! Little by litle you'll start seeing that the "negative" parts of you are better than you think.

You have to think of yourself in a more positive light. You are and can be whatever you set your mind on.

You can only stop hating yourself when u start using that hate on your performance. Let me give u an example. I used to play basketball and ofcourse i sucked at it. The frustration and humiliation i faced was too much. I started hating myself and criticising myself for not performing. This is the point where it makes u or breaks u. I got so pissed with myself that i started using all that anger to drive myself and train. Whenever i felt like quitting i always used to remember the humiliation and anger. Eventually i beat my ownself. I started performing better. I know its easy to say than be done. But yes i have done it. Lets be real, u cant live without criticising yourself. But u can use to in both good and bad ways. And u should keep criticising yourself about what you have done for the community and yourself. It will actually help us to know where we stand in the grand spectacle of things.

Try to turn your negativity about yourself into positive thoughts - practice positive self talk everytime you find yourself criticizing yourself tell yourself something that you like about yourself instead..turn it into something positive..remember that nobody is perfect you are you! You're so much more :) we often are too hard on ourselves than anybody else.. The next time you notice that you are criticizing yourself or comparing yourself to Perfect You or comparing yourself to anybody else, stop. Hit the pause button in your head. Tell yourself that "I love and accept all of myself.” Now imagine that you’re giving yourself a hug, internally. Try to generate a feeling of self-compassion. When you do this regularly you will start to notice that love and self-compassion can shift even the strongest negative thoughts and emotions and allow you to enjoy more of your life. “If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.” - Jack Kornfield

Perhaps writing down your positives and your strengths may be a good place to start. Focus on the positive things people have said about you in the past, focus on your good points and possibly put them to the test with things you like/enjoy doing