The second is correct, the first is not.
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AnonymousCould you give me the reason why using "myself" is incorrect?The reflexive pronouns are used to 'reflect' the action of the verb onto the subject of the sentence (I burnt myself on the stove) or occasionally as an intensifier (I myself did not see the accident). Neither seems to apply here.
AnonymousHe couldn't/I can't help noticing the crane.*He/I may not help noticing the crane.*He/I won't help noticing the crane.*He couldn't/I can't assist noticing the crane.That's the idiomatic construction. It can optionally take a reflexive objectHe couldn't/I can't help himself/myself."I couldn't/can't help myself noticing the crane" is not natural
AnonymousWhat is more, there are about 29,500 instances (using quotation marks) found on the Internet of the exact phrase: I couldn't help myself noticing.I got 821,000 hits for "I ain't done nothing" and 693,000 for "I would of done it" (both in quotation marks). Are you going to claim those as acceptable?
fivejedjonI got 821,000 hits for "I ain't done nothing" and 693,000 for "I would of done it" (both in quotation marks). Are you going to claim those as acceptable?And to add another one that still astonishes me, there are are 13 million results for Did that just happened? and only two million for the correct version.