A way to cut through self-loathing
GUIDE: Keep in mind that egocentricity, self-hate, and misery are synonymous.
Cheri Huber • There Is Nothing Wrong with You: Going Beyond Self-Hate
Deep Okayness is not the feeling that I am awesome all the time. Instead, it is the total banishment of self-loathing. It is the deactivation of the part of my mind that used to attack itself. It’s the closure of the self as an attack surface. It’s the intuitive understanding that I am merely one of the apertures through which the universe expresse... See more
sashachapin.substack.com • How I Attained Persistent Self-Love, Or, I Demand Deep Okayness for Everyone
Let’s Talk About Comparison, Perfectionism, and Judgment
Radha Agrawal • Belong: Find Your People, Create Community, and Live a More Connected Life
I’m curious about the way it’s impacting our inner monologues. The constant self-analysis, the picking-apart, the internal work . In collusion with capitalism and social media and the digital panopticon, seeing ourselves through a therapized lens means regarding the self as the ultimate project. It’s easy to forget there are other ways to live.