You should listen to your own advice too.  

I'm guilty about this too. You're right when you said that it is different when it comes to your own personal situation and it's kind of difficult to follow your own advice especially if it goes against what you like. One good example is when it comes to love and relationships. You know what's right and wrong and you also know what to do under certain circumstances but when the time comes, you'd find it so hard and difficult to do the right thing especially if it will mean the end of your relationship with someone that you really loved.

Me too, I can give good advice to my friends but I cant apply them to myself. Maybe Im just concern to them and I know how to handle my self well. That's what I thought but sometimes I feel guilty when I remember that I should be the one doing the advice I gave to my friends. Its really easy to say but sometimes its hard to do it.

I have the same problem. It is easy for me to give advice, but it's really not as easy to actually listen to my advice, to actually take my advice under consideration. I don't know why, but I just have a really hard time listening to the advice that I'm giving to my friends and family. It's easier said than done, I suppose. It's just the way that I am, the way that some of us are.

WOW, you sure are brave to admit it. Sometimes we all deal with something like that. Like for instance all of us know what is healthy to eat but we do not all follow a healthy diet. Thats just an example. Peaceout and blessings.

Pardon me as I read your discussion as
"You should not listen to your won advice too!"

Interesting, isn't it? I mean how many times we are suggesting others to forget their exes after a break up but do we do the same thing when we face such situations? For me, I often do not do those things but then again, I pray that I don't face such situations in my life.

Yes all the time and I think it must hapend to everyone. Because it's simple to give an advice but its difficult to use it on you. It's like you tell some one to write 10 pages on something difficult, that was easy but lets see you writing them.

You know I've heard a lot and seen for myself (of my own advice) that you can't or shouldn't just shovel out the advice, but take it yourself too! It's often odd how your asked for advice about situations you've been through or are going through, and sometimes without the asker even knowing! Well I hope that all those who need to take their own advice take some time to contemplate what they are saying, me included!

Have a wonderful day!

I think I am just like you and I bet most people are the same. I am pretty good at giving out advice which sounds real good but it would be a whole lot better for me if I would apply some of that advice to my own life. The truth of the matter is that we are all generally better at judging a situation when we are not actually in it ourselves.

Well, I too happen to be a good adviser on relationships, bujt frankly my love life is DOA. It'd be nice if I'd listen to my own advice, but its kind of hard to disrelate yoursslf, and comment as a thir person, that;s kind of tuff

Every now and again, for all my logic and reason, I find myself not being very logical or reasonable...and not following my own advice, usually.

Not often, but every once and awhile. In many ways, I'm not dismayed at this because at least it reassures me that I'm still human. I often come off as a bit untouchable and overly analytical, but times like that prove that I'm really not like that 24/7. That I'm human and feel as much as everyone else does.

I do sometimes kick myself for not following my own advice, though. It seems kind of silly to forget things I counsel others to do, when faced with the same thing myself!