Hi, I read your starting post and I feel the same. I have just come out of a shit storm. Realized that my self hatred is the main reason that I am not functioning.
Was looking for a thread where I can get support around loving myself.
And to you too @AnD . :hug: And thanks for the alert, I never could remember if the authors were the same or not, because I did not find 1st useful, and Ms Spock had answered my question.
Corrosive self doubt from early childhood. It is what it is. Feels real but is not true.
1. Radical Acceptance.
2. Self Compassion Breaks
1. This is suffering.
2. Anyway who has trauma struggles with X thinking, maladaptive day dreaming, eating, etc
3. What can I do now to comfort myself.
Really struggling with this but it is light years better than what it was, I have to just be honest about things and challenge my thinking. It's not easy but worth while.
I drown in self-hatred. One thing I found that I was good at caring for small and furry animals-mice, rats, Guinea Pigs, gerbils, and hamsters. No one has been able to take that away from me.