How do you get rid of selfishness in yourself?
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seek a teacher\nlearn to meditate \nbecome empty\ndestroy the ego\nsurrender to God\nfollow the teacher\nthe teacher is God
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In a way, selfishness is caused by competition where the person might want to take something mainly for themselves and leave nothing for others to make them feel inferior. Other times, it's just the way some people are :/
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Give of yourself without expecting anything in return
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be true to yourself.  come clean and make amends if you can.  When that is not possible, write down the things you've done that bother you on little pieces of paper and say goodbye to them as you bury them in your garden, or toss them in your lit BBQ. then forgive yourself and forget about it.
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We should not give with the intention of getting something back. The kindness we give to others is also a gift to ourselves.  If you feel that the people whom you are interacting with are not returning your kindness then you are with the wrong people.  Family is not a guarantee of kindness or loving or caring.\n\nWe are all alone in this world in some respects.  I am alone too.  \n\nThe first thing to do is to stop feeling sorry for yourself.  Stop making this the focus of your life.  There is more to life than this.  If you get busy and put it behind you, you may be amazed what happens.  Put a smile on your face.  No one wants to be around a dreary person who is feeling sorry for themselves.  Nothing will happen quickly but things will turn for the better if you start to feel better about yourself.  That is where the answer lies.  You must do the work on yourself first.  No one makes us happy.  We have to do that for ourselves.  No one makes us unhappy.  We allow that to happen.
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Try not to show off by bragging about your past conquests, and don't fish for compliments to boost your ego. Relax, be comfortable with yourself and express yourself naturally
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If you'd do anything, how about believing in yourself?\n\nChallenge your thinking. When you think about yourself negitively, think, is this true? Do other people really think this? If someone else was like that, how would you think about them? A lot of the time, it's not as bad as you really think. Do things that you enjoy. Meet up with friends, go shopping or simply sit in the sun and read. Whatever you do, make sure you enjoy yourself and reward yourself for being special!!
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The simple truth is that we're all selfish. Yeah, people don't want to admit it, but barring momentary feelings of altruism, we're all pretty much waking up every day thinking about ourselves.
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if you dont want to take meds the next best thing is exercise.  it clears the mind and promotes a good self image.  also seeking a higher being, prayer, meditation is helpful.
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Take responsibility for yourself instead of relying on others. \nGet an alarm clock.
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To be selfish means to make decisions based purely on your own needs. Other people are judged good or bad based on what they do for you or how they make you feel. It's all about you.\n\nHow to be unselfish? For one thing, although it may seem contradictory, take responsibility for yourself. No one else is responsible to make you happy. Then you have to realize that the best way to be happy is to do things for others, to make the world a better place. But you have to do this without expectations. You do good because it's the right thing to do, not for praise or glory. Even more important, you understand that other people may still do the wrong thing, that your efforts may be rejected or undone, because other people are still choosing to be selfish, or they are ignorant or distrustful of your motives, or they just have a different opinion on the way things should be. That's not a reason to give up, just to try another way.\n\nIt's hard to be 100 percent giving. We all have times of need. But even in these times, we can give a gift to others. We can allow ourselves to be vulnerable, to allow others to help us or do things for us, because we are then giving other people the chance to experience the happiness of being unselfish. \n\nThese are ideals of unselfishness. We may fall short of these ideals. Sometimes, we will still do things for the wrong reasons or attempt to manipulate others into doing things for us or cling to things we don't really need. But if we are able to recognize these actions do not represent the highest part of ourselves. we can correct our course and strive to do better.
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best and quickest way is to force yourself to think of someone else ....in other words, get busy with someone else...
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Love yourself. Give yourself the freedom to express yourself as yourself. "To thine own self be true" as Shakespeare said. When you start to feel insecure remind yourself that everyone is unique and different and that other people may be feeling equally insecure.
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ALL people are selfish but to different extents\n\nif somebody let you down it doesn't mean you should completely stop trusting people - just be more careful who you trust next time
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start loving yourself
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If it is someone else that is giving you crap that is making you "allow" yourself to feel bad about yourself, tell them to stop - or remove yourself from the situation. \nOtherwise, this is something that has to come from within.\nEveryday look in the mirror and point out something that you see in yourself that you like, and OUTLOUD, acknowledge it to yourself. Same with daily accomplishments, no matter how small - tell yourself, OUTLOUD - Good job! Way to go! You rock girlfriend, Whatever. But no matter how you have lost it - or are losing it- (your self-esteem) you also are the only one to get it back. The fact that you care enough about yourself to ask for help tells me you're a great person and you're already acknowledging that you DO like yourself and care about yourself - or you wouldn't be asking. You'd just go crawl in a hole - So.........YOU ROCK GIRLFRIEND! Hold your head up and move on and don't let anyone steal your joy and you'll have so much self-esteem it'll piss everyone off!  HAHA!
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always to be helpfull The more you give the better you will feel about yourself. don't ever give just to get because then you are doing for the wrong reason..God Bless You!!!!!11