Are you your own best friend?

[Still-alive]

Do you enjoy your own company when alone? Do you talk yourself up when feeling down about things? Do you have regular friendly conversations with yourself.

these were things i struggled with but then i felt like i started to love myself more. So this is a yes to me.

Yes i am my own best friend

Im a friend but not a ‘best’ friend

No im not my own friend at all

Im my own worst enemy actually

[Purpleronnie]

I think I have treated myself poorly at times and I am quite critical of myself at times holding myself to a very high standard even though it’s exhausting.


From the very start of my life people have treated me poorly , starting with those who were supposed to love , care and parent to those who would guide , support , socialize and befriend me.


So now I’m mostly the man who actually prefers his own company , with the exception of those who have proven themselves worthy which sadly incudes none of my family.


So even though I hold myself at times to impossible standards, treat myself with unkindness and consistently critique myself I have a deep respect for who I am in spite of what I have endured.


I don’t think I will ever be my own best friend but I’m very much content in my skin.

[MrChinaski]

Somehow this reminded me of the Groucho Marx joke: I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member. I refuse to be friends with me for the same reason.

Seriously, though, that sounds like a life lived poorly. My 2c anyway.

[bobalife]

To answer with the prompted definition… no because I’m usually my own worse critic & used to hold a lot of high unrealistic expectations of myself, but I’m working on being more gentle with myself.


But to answer if I like myself and being on my own, yes. Although I do love being more social and connected with others most of the time. I also enjoy my solitude times and trying to build more healthy self-time since I struggled with giving self-time a lot in the past lol.

[Still-alive]

I hope you manage to find your inner peace with yourself. if you need any help with that by all means let me know. lord only knows it took me forever to become who i am today. :)

[MontBlanc]

I try to be.

Some days I’m patient with myself, some days I’m not. But I’ve learned that how I talk to myself matters. If I’m always harsh inside my own head, life feels heavier than it needs to.

Being your own best friend doesn’t mean thinking you’re perfect. It means being honest with yourself, forgiving your mistakes, and having your own back when things get hard.

[Spencer10]

I think this describes me pretty well. I enjoy good company but I am also very well contained.

[queenofcardio]

I love being around people but I don't mind being alone lol

[douride2]

As much as I do like being around other people I love my alone time. I guess I could say I am my own best friend.

[AngryCarl3]

I like to think I'm not my own worst enemy any more.

[NicholasofAustralia]

Me first 🥇 🙃