How do i accept myself?

Question

I talked to a councellor about some issues i had, and one of the things he told me that i did not understand, was, to "accept yourself" even while you have the problem ur having. How can i accept myself? And is "accepting urself always a good thing, i mean im not happy with who i am rite now, how can i accept myself if im not happy with who i am

Answer 1

you have to live with you for the rest of eternity. You can never get away from yourself.

You have to become your true self, before you can accept yourself. do the right thing, dont lie or hurt others, be good to animals, recycle, help a person in need, do things that bring your true good character to the surface. Dont gossip, dont accept bad treatment from someone, and respect yourself.
find out what you really enjoy doing, get in tune with your feelings. and, dont look back the past is gone. let the bad things go, and just put one foot in front of the other and keep walking into your bright future.

Answer 2

OK.......so here's the deal: What the councellor ment to say was that you should accept yourself even through hard times, like as in your personality, and your image(the way you look). And if you have thoughts about wanting to become someone else, then your not happy with who you are, and not accepting yourself; so you should always accept your decisions no matter what the problem is.

Answer 3

I've got a similar problem, I recently quit cannabis, and I am unsure of what to do. I feel like I have turned my back on my old friends, unsure how to approach new friends, and I can only move forward by enjoying the now. That breeds love into my system, but after self abuse for so long I don't know how to accept myself. One piece of adcive I can give you is that it is okay to be gay, maybe even preferable because women will want to drag you through hell, A lot of women have penis envy or are insanely jealous of men, and focus there energies on destroying the spirit of the men around them, you sound like a nice guy, so you'll be an easy target for she-devils. Heed this warning. I'm at a low point at the moment, counsellors tell me I need to view the positive sides of others and myself, I've locked them off to myself by not living in the moment. Living in the moment means taking a breathe of air and enjoying it, watching a bird fly and enjoying it.

Answer 4

well if u done bad thing than try to over come it and accept who u are , don't let the negative interfere who u truly are,if it not that , u probably don't love yourself because u maythink u are not good enough or pretty , u must have confidence in what ever u choose in life and in u , try to mediate it help u love yourself and find happiness, accept youself , no matter what people say and don't acre what people say either, just have confidence it help.

Answer 5

One day you're really just going to accept yourself.
you're going to realize that this is you, and most aspects of you will always be the same.
If you aren't happy with where you are right now in life ( im not sure of your age ) then change it. Find a job you like, spend more time with hobbies you like, hang out with people who have a possitive impact on you.
You're always going to be you, dont dwell on what others are and have.
you're always going to be different.

Answer 6

you should focus on your blessings. ignore your hurts if you should. they may make you feel bad but always remember they're there to shape you up and that's their purpose that you should see. try to have goals for yourself like building some talents so that you can help yourself feel good about you. and believe that God has a purpose for you. Each of us are given a gift of life with different challenges especially designed for us. you should appreciate yourself for what you are because you're unique.