I do I learn to like myself?
I don't believe I'm particularly smart (despite being told otherwise.). I know for a fact I'm not that attractive (6/10 at best, 5/10 at worst). I have mood swings, anxiety and depression.
(The mood swings being between depression and... "ok").
And I work out, write, draw, movie connoisseur and watch anime & tv shows. I'm an "all around' kind of guy, but I can't seem to find something specific to latch on.
I know I'm an OK guy. Yet, I can't seem to like myself, or think of myself positively. It staggers me in many ways.
I'm thinking that by trying to latch on to one hobby and being great at it might help me, yet I really doubt it.
Any advice? (>inb4 "meditation" crap, it doesn't work.)
How do I learn to like myself?*
>>18500736
Don't compare yourself to others
>>18500859
I don't, yet I still dislike myself.
>>18500736
Im a sightlier ugly version of you and the answer is: you dont.
You focus on your good traits. Stop comparing to others and accept yourself you like it or not.
>>18500897
>I don't compare myself to others
....?
>>18500736
>I don't believe I'm particularly smart
Compared to what? Snails? Cows? ...Others?
>I'm not that attractive
>I know I'm an OK guy.
>I'm thinking that by being great at hobby might help me
>>18500736
EVERYTHING you describe (except maybe for the working out and drawing) comes under the heading of "Typical and Normal Adolescence"
Adolescence is hell. We are made (by genetics or God, as you prefer) to have ambitions and desires at exactly the same time we have self-doubts. It is truly amazing that anyone gets through it alive and sane.
And yet most of us do. It may sound like useless advice, but - as with acne - the besgt anyone can offer is "Hang in there and get through it. Things will get better with time"
>>18502253
You don't need to compare yourself to other people to know things. Ever heard of "Standards"? There are universal standards for everything. Intelligence, attractiveness, etc.
>>18502698
On what do you think those standards are based upon?
Anyway you could stop labeling yourself as well.