A way to cut through self-loathing
Self-loathing is a rampant virus in our contemporary culture — so prevalent as to have become the default setting in most of our minds. Seldom do we even stop to question whether it is normal or healthy to live within a consciousness that is constantly attacking, judging, and insulting itself. But to condemn yourself as unlovable is to swallow a te... See more
Elizabeth Gilbert • Welcome to LETTERS FROM LOVE
Why do we avoid looking at the ways in which we uphold systems of body shame and terror? For the exact same reasons we avoid exploring uncomfortable thoughts about our own bodies and lives: we are in a constant struggle to distinguish our indoctrinated beliefs and behaviors from our true, radically self-loving beings.
Sonya Renee Taylor • The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love
There are infinite quotidian human experiences ripe for interpreting: putting off housework, caring about who I sit next to at a dinner party, struggling to get dressed. They stack up every day. I’m particularly fond of using them to draw ungenerous conclusions: I’m shallow, selfish, lazy, dishonest. I’ve trained myself away from defending my goodn... See more
#180: Against Self-Analysis
David Foster Wallace: "there's a lot of narcissism in self-hatred"
How I Attained Persistent Self-Love, Or, I Demand Deep Okayness for Everyone
Sasha Chapinsashachapin.substack.com
Can you stop trying to change into who you should be and who you wish you were long enough to find out who you really are? You will never improve yourself enough to meet the standards. Self-hate will see to that.