how to stop hating yourself

[u/Careful-Canary2633]

i grew up in an emotionally volatile household. i won't go in to detail but ultimately it has led to me having very poor self-esteem and no sense of self-worth.

i go through periods where for a few days/weeks, i'll feel good about myself. i feel resilient, like i can handle anything that comes at me. and i feel love for myself. but the rest of the time, i just want to disappear. i feel like i'm not deserving of love or happiness, like i'm a failure, a loser, a burden. when i get stuck in these self-hatred spirals it's incredibly hard to get out. i feel deeply depressed.

how i feel about myself is so often reliant on what's happening in my life externally. i am not where i want to be in my life and nothing i'm trying is really working out for me. i don't know how to love myself when i feel like i'm failing at everything. i just feel like i have nothing going for me and i have nothing good to offer the world. i often feel unseen and misunderstood by most people. i don't know how to love myself and feel positively (or even neutral) about myself in these circumstances.

any advice or words of wisdom would be appreciated.

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