The phrase "rob yourself" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where someone is metaphorically depriving themselves of something beneficial or valuable.
Example: "By not pursuing your dreams, you are essentially robbing yourself of happiness."
Alternatives: "deprive yourself" or "shortchange yourself."
"You don't want to rob yourself of liquidity because you're throwing it all in your house," Ms. Billard said.
But don't make them too small, or you will rob yourself of some of the satisfaction of eating them.
She talks about her cellulite yet insists she would never have plastic surgery because "you rob yourself of the evidence of experience".
When you log seven day weeks month after month, not only do you cheat yourself of rest and your family of your time, you rob yourself of the opportunity to re-energize, re-group, and re-think what you are doing.
But that's actually what makes you a failure – when you listen to the voices and rob yourself of future success.
And the game is short enough as it is; there's no need to rob yourself of the few times you can actually play it.
I just hate that you robbed yourself of the satisfaction by using other people's money to do it".
Because of this intertwining impact, robbing yourself of exercise or sleep is counterproductive to good health, said Kelly Glazer Baron, the director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program at Northwestern.
If you haven't kept a good diary of all this material, you've robbed yourself of another thrill you should have and that is writing a book".
Did you know that by publishing, presenting, and applying for funds, you might be robbing yourself of a patent?
With each minute you spend in a state of worry, you're robbing yourself of the opportunity to contribute to your own success and the world around you.
