Might sound like a silly question,but do you like yourself as a person?

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#1 brimmul777
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When I was quite a bit younger,No I didn't like myself or the majority of people who knew me liked me neither.

I was an a$$hole to the extreme,drinking a lot,staying out all night without calling home,just being an all around jerk. As an young adult I was childish and unaware of the screwed up life I made for myself.

Hit my late 20's and early 30 and started waking up. Started to be more respectful towards myself and to others.

Learned hard lessons and quite a few near death experiences and family tragedy's,swam through a ocean of shit and came a little cleaner on the other side of the beach. I have enough respect for myself now and mostly respect for other's. I like who I am now,not in my younger years.

So GS posters,do you like yourself now/youth or not?

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#2  Edited By DaVillain  Moderator
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When I was in my 13 year, I kinda didn't like how I was treating myself from all the different woman I dated for months, I slept lots of woman and boy, I needed a wake up call. I was still a nice person to the people around me, I still enjoy helping my friends and others, I just didn't like myself for sleeping a lot of girls in my teen years. When I turn 20, I told myself I'll be a different Man and be more of a gentleman to myself and yes, I now like myself more then ever before.

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#3 Mikey132
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@brimmul777: Most do go through it. When you're 15 or 20, even 25, you don't have much to reflect on. That happens in the 30's. Where you've been, where you are, where you'd like to go.

Even when you think you had a handle on it in your 20's, the 30's come along and wake you up all over again. I'll be turning 38 this year, I can only imagine what the 40's will bring.

But to answer your question, I like who I am. We all change by never changing at all... hmm, did I just paraphase Vedder?

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#4  Edited By deactivated-63d1ad7651984
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Only my subconscious my body is trash I need a new one.

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#5 nepu7supastar7
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@brimmul777:

I like myself now alot better than when I was a youngin'. Now I speak my mind, and I don't take shit from people. Unless they're my boss.

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#6 turtlethetaffer
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I like myself a lot more than who I used to be, but I think that's because I liked myself/ hated myself too much back in high school and the early years of college. Ironically one of the best things to ever happen to me was my first break up even though it didn't seem like it at the time. It took me a long time to learn from mistakes I made but I think I'm a better person now. Although I'm pretty boring.

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#7 uninspiredcup  Online
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Not really.

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#8 stuff238
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Nope. I am a terrible person with no redeeming qualities.

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#9  Edited By mrbojangles25
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Yes and no. I know I should like myself, but the fact is I do not like myself.

Yes, because I am a good person, and could be even better without my self-imposed restrictions (see below). I am polite, generous, quiet, curious, and young at heart (or immature, if you want to be a dick :P ). I care more about others than I do myself, give freely without expecting anything in return, and so forth. I have a solid work ethic, do not complain, and stay until the work is done.

No, because I am filled with an incredible amount of self-loathing over my appearance and social skills. I also suffer from social anxiety and depression, which basically means every few seconds of every minute of every hour of every day I am thinking negative or doubtful thoughts of myself.

Ultimately I think I come out with a self-like deficit. It's getting better, though!

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#10 goodzorr
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I'd give myself a solid 7/10.

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#11 deactivated-642321fb121ca
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Adore myself internally and externally.

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@mrbojangles25 said:

Yes and no. I know I should like myself, but the fact is I do not like myself.

Yes, because I am a good person, and could be even better without my self-imposed restrictions (see below). I am polite, generous, quiet, curious, and young at heart (or immature, if you want to be a dick :P ). I care more about others than I do myself, give freely without expecting anything in return, and so forth. I have a solid work ethic, do not complain, and stay until the work is done.

No, because I am filled with an incredible amount of self-loathing over my appearance and social skills. I also suffer from social anxiety and depression, which basically means every few seconds of every minute of every hour of every day I am thinking negative or doubtful thoughts of myself.

Ultimately I think I come out with a self-like deficit. It's getting better, though!

holy shit, you me? only major difference is in a group setting, i fake it and usually become quite popular but 1 on 1 and i struggle

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#13 deactivated-63d1ad7651984
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This thread gives me some Mr Robot vibes

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#14 plageus900
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Yes. I do. Quite a lot actually.

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#15 Gaming-Planet
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Nah, I come off as a socially inept asshole. I have quite a few people that like me though and I ask them why all the time.

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#16 SOedipus
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Yeah. I get why some people don't like me though, which doesn't bother me. I'm pretty blunt.

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What's wrong with drinking a lot?

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#18  Edited By johnd13
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I like myself despite my flaws. I'm not sure everyone does though - I think I come off to some people as weird and/or distant. The people I care about and know me well however do like me.

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#19 InnerGame
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I like myself now better than when I was a teen. When I was a teen, I had problems with self-appraisal.

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#20 mandzilla  Moderator
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No actually, there are many things which I dislike about myself, particularly personality wise. Throughout the recent years I've noticed that there have been a heck of a lot more low than high points compared to when I was younger, and I can honestly say at this stage that it feels like I have virtually no drive or ambition in life.

I've also got a bad habit of losing contact with people that I used to be close with. It's not something I mean to do, it just seems to happen and then I have no idea of how to approach them again and get back in touch. Due to this, I've ended up having not very many friends.

So yeah, pretty much just drifting through life aimlessly at the moment. I do try to be a good person day to day though, and usually keep this sort of stuff to myself. Have often wondered how things might have turned out had I made some different choices, developed a more outgoing personality or even been born in another country. Don't get me wrong though, love my family, they are great.

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#21 BiancaDK
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@plageus900 said:

Yes. I do. Quite a lot actually.

you didn't fool anyone 5 years ago and you're not fooling anyone now

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#22 themajormayor
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Very much so.

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#23 plageus900
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@BiancaDK: Hmmmmm?

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#24  Edited By ToonLonk
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I am hugely forgetful, impulsive, and easily distracted (and I hate myself for that), but I would say my self-happiness with the good (great memory, constant desire and ability to learn, want to help others) outweighs the bad. So yeah, I do like myself as a person overall. I guess I am a tad optimistic, but...

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#25 deactivated-5b797108c254e
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After my wife and son I am my favourite person :D Sometimes I'm not so good at forgiving myself but hey, it leads to improvement and I am proud of what I've accomplished so far.

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#26 Mercenary848
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more and more each day

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#27 Mercenary848
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Have an image of what an amazing person is and become that

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#28 Bush_Dog
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Not yet but like @Mercenary848 I'm trying to improve myself everyday.

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#29 Mercenary848
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@bush_dog: I hear that. Man it’s rough, and imo requires a constant level of self awareness. If want some books read the master key system, think and grow rich, and anything by earl nightingale. Basically we become what we think we are, so think yourself into the person you want to be. Also positive affirmation recordings while you sleep.

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#30 jun_aka_pekto
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I'm pretty laid back. So....Yup!

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#31 -sharp-shooter-
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No. I will most likely be single my whole life. No plans to get married and don't want kids. I have a basic job at 27. Live in a small ass town, it has its good and bad, but so does everywhere. Basically I messed up my life around 24 and now no girl is going to want to be with me. Basically wasted the last 10 years of my life playing games and trying to figure myself out. I have plenty of friends, none of which are girls. I'm not gross looking or overweight. The only thing about my appearance I hate is my height. I've sort of always felt like a kid because of it. My parents never really raised me, instead of teaching me valuable life lessons I was spoiled and babied. I am jealous of people who have the life I want. Every day/week goes by so fast now I feel like time is just passing me by. Ugh

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#32  Edited By mandzilla  Moderator
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@-sharp-shooter-: What makes you believe that you messed up your life around 24? If that's too personal a question though then no worries. And yeah time feeling like it's flying by is relatable lol.

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#33 with_teeth26
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Aside from my chronic laziness and introversion which I need to work on, I'm pretty OK with myself.

except for my stupid hair which seems to be making a pre-mature exit from the top of my head. Stop that, hair! I'm on track to be bald on top by 30 at this rate...

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#34 deactivated-5b01abbec19e9
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I'm awkward and I'm a bit of a dick without meaning to be one.

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#35 deactivated-5d693385560c3
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No. I hate myself.

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I hate myself only because I don't know how to deal with assholes in my life.

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#37  Edited By 93BlackHawk93
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I have very poor self-esteem.

I'm an aspie, I suck at socialization, don't have friends, tend to be very obsessive, and I lack the motivation or willpower to be someone productive. I feel pathetic.

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#38  Edited By KungfuKitten
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I'm a little surprised at how many people hate themselves. I mean... you are doing your best. I'm sure you're not perfect, but you're working on it. You can work on it. That's what I do too.

Overall I think I'm cute. The only things I wouldn't like so much are my limitations/ fears and lack of know-how. I shouldn't be so afraid. I shouldn't be so inexperienced. I'm trying to solve both those things in the past few years, and the upcoming years.

It's important to me. I guess because of spiritual reasons? I want the world to feel like it wouldn't want me to die. That it wants me close by. I want to be on everyone's side, in getting us closer to something that all the people aspire.

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#39 skipper847
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Ha one of these topics again. I dont hate my self or ever hated my self. What I do hate is and been thinking about a lot lately is been controlled by others, mainly by parents. I have no friends especially my mum always said, dont like him hes up to something etc. So bringing a female home I was like why bother trying. This was probably because I use to get bullied a lot at school so was probably over protective and still is at my age today.

What I do hate about my self is 10 years ago I had a kidney transplant. Your on a waiting list which I was 2 years but its not a waiting list as such as its who ever is closest match to who will take the kidney best. I always think that it should have gone to next closes person to me and even though it wouldn't have been a good as match as me at least they would more likely do something with there life instead of nothing like ive done. Ive had to listen to my parents that long that I dont no any more.

All though I have taken the first step in 10 years and first time in my life as I told them a couple of weeks ago with or with out your help I am getting my own place and told them that I need my own space. I dont work due to other problems not just kidney and admitted I need help but just let me do things for my self more. Hopefully by July I will be moving out as ive seen an apartment I like and they agreed to help me. Just wish I stood up for my self sooner. How ever I'm still lonely and with out friends but at times its a good thing. :D