extract i wrote in ED Recovery community
You must love yourself before you love another. By accepting yourself and fully being what you are, your simple presence can make others happy.
Everyone, we need to believe in ourselves and start loving who we are! You can only give love to others properly when you have accepted and learned to like yourself. If you don't then how can you possibly learn how to love when you don't even care for you?
We need to stop wishing to be something else and start to like ourselves more. Know that I believe in all you guys. We all have so much courage, kindness, strength and determination. Never give up on life and never give up on yourself! As tough as things are, they will always get better and you will eventually be so happy and comfortable with yourself some day.
Stay strong! xx