Self Hate

[Tough-Fry]

Anyone else have a lot of self-hatred? What are you doing to cope or conquer these feelings? I feel like the "hole" I am in is getting deeper and deeper - and worried that I might actually get the courage to do something stupid.

[Hb2003]

therapy has helped me with my self hatred

[Operalady]

hello tough fry. I am reaching out to tell you I understand how you feel. Sounds like you need forgiveness. My sister has found Jesus love and forgiveness. He came into the world to help people like us, the broken, the downtrodden. My sister has experienced the healing power of forgiveness, Gods forgiveness because he sees into each human heart and knows you better than you know yourself. My sister has been saved from drug addiction that cost her her daughter. Self hate more drugs and self injury to numb the pain. Then with the help of a close knit church, she found Jesuses love and forgiveness. He came into the world for us , the sick, the weak, the confused. He came to restore sanity. Reach out to your doctor too!! Support groups, church a pastor a councilor. Get involved with your recovery. Reach out to others who also are hurting. Jesus came to forgive us to put us on his path!!

[Raggedy-Ann]

Hey TF, It's time to stop being your own worst bully. I am very familiar with this. Breathe and thank your body, part by part. It puts things into perspective. If you feel negative about a part skip that so all of your thoughts are positive. It is really hard to do. Try to do this whenever you think about hurting yourself. "I am grateful for my legs ." Pat each leg, an continue. The thing that's messed up about our illness is that it attacks our will to live. I think about people who go through horrors- burns, loss of limbs, cancer,....I will fight this with attempts to be grateful and a pile of meds lol. You've got this.

[Agora1 in reply to Raggedy-Ann]

Good response Raggedy-Ann, Gratitude can go far, along

with a positive attitude. xx

[Sugarhollow]

Hi. I know how you feel. You said you might do something stupid. I am here to tell you if you do your research its extremely difficult to do. It is almost certain you will fail and make things much worse. Do your research. I did and it took the thought off the table.

[Hidden]

TF I am so sorry for how you feel.

I always hated myself, but now I am seeing things a little different these days. I find that we blame ourselves for what other people say about us or do to us. It is them that makes us hate ourselves. Actually, they don't like themselves very much, so they push us down, to make themselves feel better.

Oh, and when you see or hear about people that don't have arms or legs, like our veterans sometimes, or people that have cancers, or terminal illnesses, you won't hate yourself as much.

You will thank God for what you do have.

I think there is some crazy reason that some of us are put here, even if you have had a horrible life.

I always think why am a survivor of life, when I feel suicidal.

We really don't have any answers for this, but just think, it could be worse.

[AnxiousSilver]

There's a lot of "me" that I need to work on, but right now I'm trying to help my family out. (along with other problems that I have yet to talk about yet with this group)

[designguy]

Do you have any idea why you hate yourself so much and where it came from?