I was going to comment that it didn't sound like you liked yourself much, but you admit as much which is really hard to do. Kudos. Been there, done that. I a

I was going to comment that it didn't sound like you liked yourself much, but you admit as much which is really hard to do. Kudos. Been there, done that. I also noticed when not liking yourself, you tend to even take it out on other people...which may explain that comment somewhat. My advice is generic but important... you've -got- to like yourself. If you see nothing in yourself, it's like... contagious, and people won't either. I'd wager like 75% of being approachable and likable is confidence. In short, figure out what you can do self improvement wise to really like yourself first, to gain confidence, then move on to the other stuff people are mentioning.