Do you love yourself?
By chiyochan
@chiyosan (30186)
Philippines
November 17, 2011 3:08am CST
So, as the question in the title.. Do you love yourself? How and why did you think so?
For me, I guess I would say that there were times i have given priorities to other people.. but even so i still love myself because i always leave something for myself like thinking before acting, or reacting on a certain issue.. and Well of course on a daily basis, i try to make myself look good, thus i know that is my way of loving myself too...
17 responses
@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
17 Nov 11
Hi chi!
I love myself. I could love others if I love myself. Love comes within ourselves and we spread it to others.
@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
19 Nov 11
So true!
Love is what we give to others and it comes back to us.
@_sketch_ (5742)
• United States
17 Nov 11
We all love ourselves, even if we don't realize it. We all innately care what happens to us. Sometimes we trick ourselves into thinking that we hate ourselves, or simply are indifferent, but it isn't real. We do these things because we are subconsciously trying to defend ourselves.
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@chiyosan (30186)
• Philippines
18 Nov 11
oh wow! i love what you said :D he he i mean... well that is true... i often feel that.. when i would try to hate myself, self destruct and do stuffs that might even hurt myself emotionally... well but i agree in what you said that i could just be defending myself subconsciously by doing this.
@soulist (2985)
• United States
5 Dec 11
I think in order to be able to love anyone else you must first love yourself. I do love everything about myself. Sure I have moments where I nitpick and wish somethings were different. But I do honestly love who I am and how I look. I think because I love my own faults, I am able to love the faults in other people.
@woheri (88)
• Indonesia
17 Nov 11
i am very love me surely. So i agree with you, sometimes we want to be other people cause we see on that people very surpass us. We think if we are nothing and dont have a proud thing. But it's not always happen, maybe just happen when our spirit drop. Or other word, disappointed with its condition. Be Believe that we all are unique and diffiren another. So LOVING YOURSELF!!
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@rubylin28 (76)
• Philippines
22 Nov 11
Yes, I do love my self. It's important to learn to love ourselves because it is a way of appreciating what God has given to us. It's also been sad that we cannot give our love to others without loving ourselves first.
@pebblez8989 (321)
• United States
30 Nov 11
yes i love myself alot i'm a kind and loving person. i'm beautiful inside and out. i love everything about me. i'm a good person.
@dodo19 (48153)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
18 Nov 11
I do love myself. I generally do try to do things for myself, although I do tend to prioritize other people first rather than myself. I find it a lot easier to do things for others rather than myself, but I do try and make an effort to leave something in for me. I do try to take myself into consideration from time to time.
@megamatt (14290)
• United States
20 Nov 11
I think that in many ways that I do. Granted, I can get on my own nerves more than any other person can have, funnily enough, I still have some amount of respect for myself. I mean, respect is something that you have to have but if you cannot respect, love, or whatever yourself, how can you really have the same feelings for anyone else.
The answer is really something that you cannot do something like that. There are just a lot of times where I think that I should give myself a bit more credit and put my needs first. In the end, however, I try to make the decisions that are going to really benefit me the most, allowing to give me an extra hand and allowing me to do the best I can in life.
@mrscallands22 (2851)
• United States
17 Nov 11
I'm pretty sure a lot of people question themselves that every single day... I love myself a lot.. There are a lot of sacrifices I make for myself to give to others though... so sometimes I wonder do I love them more than I love myself?? I try just like any other person to love myself unconditionally, wholeheartedly and all of the above... sometimes it gets hard though. But in order to find someone else to love or someone to love you, YOU MUST LOVE YOURSELF FIRST!!!
@sophiecheer (931)
• Philippines
17 Nov 11
There was a time that loving oneself is the greatest love of all. I think this still hold true to some people but I think the greatest love is the love of GOD for us. I think that trumps all other kinds of love.
Though I would like to think myself selfless, there are times that I prefer my own happiness n satisfaction first before other people. Oh well..i guess its just hums nature.
@chiyosan (30186)
• Philippines
18 Nov 11
Hi sophie, thank you for your response. =) I would say that though we all have become selfless.. it is a reality check for us to actually still take a step back and prioritize ourselves in some instances than other people. I think we won't be too bad if we do.
@igatiful_badass (1222)
• Philippines
17 Nov 11
Hello,
Would you believe me that i had just started to like and love myselft? So unbelievable thou to think but its true.
Just come to realize that i have to love myself and that is because of my son and which he is actually my life
so yes i love myself thou i never forget what others need my help 
so yes i love myself thou i never forget what others need my help 
@enelym001 (8322)
• Philippines
17 Nov 11
Of course I love myself! There is no way I would not love myself. I would not think that by giving priority to others would be considered not loving my self. By simply taking care of our health shows how we love ourselves.
@wulania (1524)
• Indonesia
20 Nov 11
yes i do and i dont any reason to hate my self. if we hate our selfes when havinf a problem, it doenst make our feel be better and also doesnt solve our problem. just be optimist and face the froblem by strating our slef and make sure that our self is owrt, not worthless
@jtj_hello (627)
• Philippines
18 Nov 11
I love myself simply because there are people who love me. If I get into something wrong, for sure those people who love me will worry. I don't want to worry them since I love them too. I wish everyone will show love and radiate it to the people around them. If someone loves you, it is so easy to spread that love by loving yourself and loving others.
@youaremylush (479)
• United States
18 Nov 11
I wouldn't say that I love myself. I try to be happy, but that doesn't always work out.
I would say that I'm very critical and harsh on myself. I figure if I'm not, that other people will be. And if I can eliminate a few people saying mean things to me, then that's okay. I don't know why I'm so self-conscious.
I think it is much easier to love someone else than yourself, though. It's easier to accept another persons flaws rather than your own.
@anusha2128 (886)
• India
17 Nov 11
Yes of course, i do myself very much than any other in this world. The first priority given to myself and then I think of any body else. Whatever I do , I love to do it and I think I am doing the best.
@almond24 (1248)
• Hungary
18 Nov 11
To be honest I'm not sure about it. I know that you have to love yourself to be able to love others, and on the other side if others love me, I found myself more loveable too. It would be very important but sometimes very hard, especially after big emotional conflicts or after a loss.

















