Is it possible to merit yourself?
That's not feasible; if someone can merit himself, it will be incredibly simple to move up the forum ranks since, in my opinion, they'll just be flowing merits to their own posts rather than those of others, and they'll be sending merits to some of their less-deserving submissions. LOL When I first started using these forums, I used to constantly check my Smerits and wish I could still mail them back to myself so I would have more merits and rank up sooner.
Instead of creating a thread about it, why don't you try it yourself and see? I believe you have enough smerit to try. Btw the answer is NO
Edit:
I just checked, you've 27 merits and sent 13 merits meaning you have exhausted all your smerits.
When you were a newbie, you asked questions because you needed more guidance, and the forum members didn't leave you behind; instead, they did everything they could to assist you. Accordingly, I believe that asking questions for more clarification and guidance is one of the major roles that these forums play when it comes to assisting newcomers.