Phinn,

I can promise that with age comes mellowness and it is easier to like and accept ourselves. I would recommend that you don't wait though - practice beginning to see the positive things in yourself, so the years of fighting a hopeless battle is avoided. We cannot divorce ourselves. Learn to love by seeing each thing we do within each hour that is a good thing.

Read and use the forum on here that is called, "positive things I have done today" and begin seeing the good in the small thing. Learning to count on yourself and be someone who is your own best friend is the best step I know of to self acceptance.

Best of luck to us all.