I struggle every day to love myself. I adore the world and all that life entails, so much that i write poetry and study anthropology and do all that i can to help others love themselves and the world, but i just cant help myself love myself. I look in the mirror and just see someone who isn't enough, every other girl is so pretty and funny and good at everything but i just feel like an alien.

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Anonymous Practitioner · Accepted Answer

Hey. Let me share something with you; maybe it'll help you understand. I too feel just like you. I love the idea of life, nature and everything that exists on this earth. I'm a lover and a giver. But when I look at myself, I find it hard to count even one thing that makes me love and accept myself. This feeling of not loving yourself comes from a void within us. And trust me, this void will never leave; you'll just have to accept that there will always be someone prettier, smarter, more successful and confident than us. But just like that, you too are unique in your own way. You just have to repeatedly tell yourself and believe yourself that it's okay to exist the way you are. When you stop comparing yourself, your life, your achievements, and your beauty with others, you'll learn to be happy on your own. And loving yourself isn't the way social media portrays it to be. It's in small acts. Accepting that maybe you're not good at something. Accepting that you can have your opinion that people won't agree with and it'll still be valid. 
I hope this helps you <3