did anyone think their self love practice has gone too far and that you became narcissistic and conceited. i think I've become too obsessed with myself and all those affirmations have led to an inflated sense of self importance and superiority complex. all i wanna do sometimes is set aside all things and just dance to the music. sigh. make my life easier lord!!

I can be like that at times. I don't know if it is good or bad. I
really enjoy my own company so much that I can tend to isolate myself.
Then I wake up from that mood to find that I've alienated any potential
friends, which is big trouble in early recovery. I joined NA to be a
part of the fellowship and to recover. I have to work on expanding my
world to include others.


That being said, it is a great gift to be able to enjoy one's own company, because wherever you go, there you are!


KJ

But isn't it kind of good to be able to enjoy your own company and to like being alone? I think it makes you more independent. I'm not really conceited at all, and I feel like I need to be around my friends at times. I'm moving in with one of my best friends soon and I'm so excited for that! I get bored by myself! But I dont think being conceited and thinking your the best and all that is a good thing at all. I think being confident about your self but not thinking so highly of your self is the best way to go.

You know I've noticed that others will really start to love you when you start loving yourself.  Its true... I've noticed it's fun to be around people who have that confidence and are on good terms with themselves.  I have a few friends that are trying to straighten their lives out because they've made some mistakes, and it makes all the difference to stay positive and still love yourself, despite how things were in the past.  One of my friends is a total pessimist, he is always saying bad things about himself, and he thinks it's funny but I feel like I have to sit there and say No buddy, it's not like that or it's not so bad.  It's annoying really, like I don't want to hear about his problems anytime I say, "How are you?" 

I think the more confident and optimistic, the better.  People like that are always helpful and can always brighten up your day.  I try to be like that all of the time, although sometimes I do get sad like everyone else, I choose to work things out and find the good in all things.  Life is so much more promising when you make a point to appreciate yourself.  Others will appreciate that virtue about you. 

The important thing is that you recognised the flaw, now the challenge is finding a balance between confidence and self importance!