How do you know if you love yourself or not?

Question

People always say you have to love yourself first before you can love another but how can you tell if you really love yourself? I can say that I love myself but how can I prove it? What are the signs of loving yourself and if you find out that you don't love yourself how can you love yourself more?

Answer 1

That's a really good question . First of all do you take care of yourself ? Like going to the doctors , eating right ? When someone ask you to do something for them do you do it for them so they will like you ? or do you do it because it feels good to you ? to help someone ?

Answer 2

A sign of loving yourself is about making the healthiest choices for you, taking care of your health mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually. Accepting yourself for who you are and how you look is loving yourself. You may have a Pinocchio nose that people tease you about including family members. A love one is willing to pay for cosmetic surgery but you decline the offer because genuinely when you see yourself in the mirror you find your nose to be perfect and in harmony with the rest of your face. Do I explain myself with this example?

Answer 3

I think it's more obvious to the individual when they don't love themselves -- lots of negative thinking: i'm too short or too tall, not smart enough, not handsome or pretty, etc.

If you realize you don't love yourself, stop: then think of one thing, just one, that is okay about you. If you can't think of one, ask someone you trust. Start with that one thing and say an affirmation. Repeat it. Then later, think of another.

Also, think of something you don't like about yourself -- just one something. Then really think about how to change it. That's your next project to start changing it -- then say the affirmation. And it doesn't have to be a big something.

One step at a time, and you'll start liking yourself more. With that confidence, others will start liking you too.

Answer 4

Loving yourself means be happy with who you are, inside and out. Being confident within yourself. If you can obtain that, people notice without you having to prove it to them.

Answer 5

If you love yourself you have self -confidence,friends, and are can set goals. People that love themselves have high moral standards about life. When I was growing up all my friends were having sex and shoplifting I was not like them I never stole and bragged about and thought that sex was something to experience as an adult why do everything when and when you reach adulthood you can not have a lasting relationship or abuse your mind with drugs.

Answer 6

i think rightio's answer hits the jackpot. I mean when u dont care what the whole world says about u and do what u believe in, whatever other's think, u love urself. And I think that comes when u dont hurt people for ur own selfish ends and care about others when dealing with them, but can retaliate and be mean to the nasty ones. A mean person can never truly like himself cause he knows in his heart that he is not a good person and hence can never be at peace with himself.

Answer 7

I believe that you cant love someone without loving yourself first but how can you learn to love yourself if you don't?

Answer 8

Well 1. no self mutilation. 2. you have the confidence in yourself that most things you do are going to be up to your standards.

If you hate yourself, well, I think you'd be interested in suicidal attempts and blood.

Answer 9

Do you take care of yourself and look out for your own best interests before helping others? Do you make choices and decisions that are good for you? Do you chose relationships with others that are good for you?

Answer 10

im not really sure good question! maybe if you take care of yourself and are willing 2 help others then id say you wer a really lovely person!!!