October 25, 2013 Understanding Self-Loathing Symptoms of self-loathing People who struggle with depression or anxiety can often have a running internal monologue of self-loathing thoughts. Some of the following may be typical: - I am worthless. - I deserve the pain from my mistakes. - I deserve to be treated poorly. - I feel things differently than other people - they are better than I am. - I am weak, pathetic, and too sensitive. - I am stupid for being hurt by this, and people will laugh at me if I admit that I am hurting. - I don’t deserve to be comforted. - People just put up with me. - I hurt everyone; people should stay away from me. - People expect the worst of me; why bother trying? - Everything I do is a disaster. - I can’t live up to anyone’s expectations. - I’m a failure at everything. How to Interrupt Negative Self-Talk: If you struggle with depression or self-loathing, it is important to see a therapist so that you can work together to find a combination of therapy and medication that can assist you. The following things are commonly used to interrupt negative self-talk and thoughts of despair and worthlessness: - Treat yourself the way you treat your friends. You deserve better than hating yourself. - Do something different - stand up, take a walk, sing - to interrupt the negative self-talk. - Take a few moments and breathe deeply, breathing in your surroundings. - Talk back to the negative self-talk. If it’s saying, “I’m worthless,” say “I’m awesome.” - Talk with it; exaggerate whatever the negative self-talk. Either it’ll make you cry or laugh. - Visualize yourself as a worthy person. - Question the validity of the negative self-talk. - Identify the reasons for the negative self-talk, write them down, then come up with reasons that the negative self-talk is wrong. Source: bandbacktogether/self-loathing-self-hatred-resources/
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