I woke up this morning realizing how lonely I feel and that I am the reason why I am alone. I push away the people who care about me. I have not made any progress. I’m still looking for other people to make me feel needed, wanted, appreciated. It’s like an addiction to attention. So I stop asking for attention. And now I’m lonely. I need to learn to be okay with being alone by myself and appreciate myself. But I hate myself. I want to erase myself. (I swear I’m not quoting Linkin Park).

How do I stop being nice to people to boost my own self-esteem?