Posted by emily99 on October 8, 2007, at 10:50:02
In reply to Re: Self-Love Vs Self-Appreciation » GimmeARepeat, posted by pegasus on October 8, 2007, at 10:30:40
I struggled for a very long time about self-love. It always bothered me when I heard the Bible verse "Love thy neighbor as thy self" (not trying to inject religious beliefs here).
I started thinking of nurturing myself as loving myself. I want to eat (usually), like to be clean, like to watch movies that make me feel good -- or anything that makes me feel good. I want to start seeing a T so I can feel better... things like that. I think I would be dead by now if I didn't love myself.
When I wrote back to GimmeARepeat, I was also thinking that it would be hard to love others if I didn't love myself first.
I'm starting to cry, which I haven't done in a long time. This must be hitting a nerve. It makes me feel like I should go have some tea and take a bubble bath.
I do feel love for all of you and wish you well. I appreciate your openness so much, and that I have a place to go to when I'm struggling.
Emily
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