How do i stop hating myself so much? I thought it was because I was fat, I lost weight and it didn't work.
Barring specific traumas, people hate themselves for three main reasons:
1) They feel alone and rejected/ignored by other people,
2) They feel useless, lacking in achievements,
3) Their brain is fucked up and prone to depression.
The first two can be helped by socializing/working at concrete goals, but it's slow and frustrating. The third one requires meds, regular exercise and sunlight, etc... But it's not automatic and some people just spend the majority of their life depressed.
>>18299894
Trauma is unlikely, I was kind of bullied as a child but it wasn't anything too severe. Very loving household.
I do feel lonely. I have friends and stuff but I feel like I don't connect with people, namely because I am just so boring and uninteresting.
I don't have any achievements, but then again who truly has? I do practice things and have hobbies, so it's not like I'm directionless. I don't feel useless so much as not interesting.
I am prone to depression but I doubt much more than your average person. I'm a fair bit more reserved than most people and think things too much, which can affect it maybe.
Self-compassion(not self-pity). Treat yourself as you would treat a dear friend.
>>18299861
What kind of music do you spend your time listening to?
>>18300508
I enjoy rap and electronic the most. Why?