I belong to myself vs I am belong to myself

The correct phrase is "I belong to myself." The verb "belong" is used in the simple present tense with the subject "I." Adding "am" before "belong" is incorrect in this context.

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I belong to myself

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to express ownership or self-identity. It means that the speaker possesses themselves and is not owned by anyone else.

Examples:

I belong to myself and no one else.
She believes that she belongs to herself and no one can control her.
Belonging to myself means I am in charge of my own life.
He proudly declares, 'I belong to myself.'
The concept of belonging to oneself is empowering.

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And I should say I belong to myself.
I belong to myself.
I have entertained the notion that I may belong to myself.
I myself belong to a band of happy citizens who live in a country where the national strategy on waste is sufficiently ambitious and dealt with excellently.
I myself belong to the younger generation which has grown up with IT, the Internet and other audio-visual services.
They belong to myself, not to anybody else.
See, that'll certify that the business now belongs to Nikita, myself and the boys.
However, you forgot to mention one group, to which I myself belong.
Ogana Ifowodo is a member of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, which is a German-based political group to which I myself belong.
Maybe I'm hiding the truth to myself, and I belong to the Right?
As is well known, I regard myself as a religious man, and I belong to no church.
Indeed, if I were paranoid, I would say that it resembled an unholy alliance with a sinister ulterior motive, one consisting in making it very difficult to create political groups belonging to the opposition; groups such as the one to which I myself belong.
So I said to myself, with all these hundred other boys, this is where I belong. Stayed when everybody else was dropping out.
I said to myself, Those diamonds belong to the Black Congress.
Finally, there is a third group, and this third group, to which I myself belong, believes in this project but believes in it as a real political project, opening the way to a tolerant, pluralist Europe that is accepting of diversity.
I belong to no country, I belong to no people.
I told her I belong to someone else.
You know I belong to you.
I... I belong to Veltz.
Hanni, I belong to you completely.

I am belong to myself

This phrase is incorrect in English. The verb "belong" should not be preceded by "am" in this context.

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And I should say I belong to myself.
I have entertained the notion that I may belong to myself.
They belong to myself, not to anybody else.
I myself belong to a band of happy citizens who live in a country where the national strategy on waste is sufficiently ambitious and dealt with excellently.
I myself belong to the younger generation which has grown up with IT, the Internet and other audio-visual services.
See, that'll certify that the business now belongs to Nikita, myself and the boys.
However, you forgot to mention one group, to which I myself belong.
Ogana Ifowodo is a member of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, which is a German-based political group to which I myself belong.
Indeed, if I were paranoid, I would say that it resembled an unholy alliance with a sinister ulterior motive, one consisting in making it very difficult to create political groups belonging to the opposition; groups such as the one to which I myself belong.
I said to myself, Those diamonds belong to the Black Congress.
Finally, there is a third group, and this third group, to which I myself belong, believes in this project but believes in it as a real political project, opening the way to a tolerant, pluralist Europe that is accepting of diversity.
When I got out of jail I said to myself: You do not belong to anyone and no one belongs to you!
In accepting the 2010 Andrei Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Conscience that has been awarded to me I do so because I feel myself to be a tiny part of the rebellious spirit that nourishes the people I am proud to belong to.
The night belongs to me, for I am...
Maybe I'm hiding the truth to myself, and I belong to the Right?
He explained that he had accepted the Sakharov Prize for the Freedom of Thought "because I feel myself to be a tiny part of the rebellious spirit that nourishes the people I am proud to belong to."
The Charter therefore, I am convinced, properly belongs to the political acquis communautaire.
I am embarrassed to belong to a state that put this to the Court and caused it to happen.
Madam President, I am a Basque and I belong to the Basque Nationalist party.
My soul belongs to the Horseman of War, but for now... I am still in control of my actions.

Alternatives:

I belong to myself
I am my own person
I am in control of myself
I own myself
I am responsible for myself

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I belong to myself vs I am belong to myself