@subliminalguy Sorry you’re going through that pain. We can be some of the most cruel and critical individuals in our lives towards ourselves.
For some of us giving love to ourselves is like trying to learn to ride a bike for the very first time. This is what I’m learning in my own life. So when it seems like love is impossible, the hard fact is I just haven’t practiced it enough. That’s really it. I’m gonna fall and it’s gonna be wonky as hell for a bit. But eventually it’ll be natural, I know it.
I think sometimes there’s a sort of lack of understanding from people who got this early self love mechanism embedded in them at a young age. It seems obvious and natural and they’d wonder why anyone else wouldn’t think like them. But it wasn’t a conscious choice to be that way towards ourselves.
Anyway I just want to say you’re not alone. I know how difficult this gets, hope things start getting better for you.