I Hate Myself: Overcome Self-Loathing and Realize Why You're Wrong About You Foreword vii Introduction xi Structure of the Book xvii Part 1 Understanding Self-hatred 1 1 What Is Self-Hatred? 3 2 Why Is Overcoming Self-Hatred So Critical? 23 3 Common Signs of Self-Hatred 33 4 The Lived Experience 51 5 What Is the Self That You Are Hating? 65 Part 2 Roots of Self-hatred 75 6 Where Does Self-Hatred Come From? 77 7 Could It Be Temperament or Biology? 99 Part 3 Self-hatred in Mental Health 105 8 Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and Self-Hatred 107 9 Other Psychiatric Diagnoses and Self-Hatred 117 10 Other Personality Traits and Self-Hatred 129 Part 4 Treatment and Overcoming Barriers to Treatment 137 11 Targeting Self-Hatred 139 12 Why Is Self-Hatred So Hard to Tackle? 173 13 Reflections of Therapists 187 14 Advice from Those with Lived Experience 197 15 Alternative Treatment Ideas 231 Part 5 Finding Hope and Technology's Limits 249 16 The Dawn of Hope 251 17 AI's Take on Self-Hatred 257 Afterword 263 References 265 I Hate Myself 273 Acknowledgments and Gratitude 275 About the Author 277 Index 279 I Hate Myself. Now What?: A Step-by-Step Workbook for You and Your Therapist Preface ix PART 1 UNDERSTANDING SELF-HATRED 1 1 What Is Self-Hatred? 3 2 Why Is Overcoming Self-Hatred So Critical? 21 3 Common Signs of Self-Hatred 31 4 The Lived Experience: Breaking the Cycle of Self-Hatred 59 5 What Is the Self That You Are Hating? 75 PART 2 ROOTS OF SELF-HATRED 93 6 Where Does Self-Hatred Come From? 95 7 Could It Be Temperament or Biology? 107 PART 3 SELF-HATRED IN MENTAL HEALTH 123 8 Borderline Personality Disorder and Self-Hatred 125 9 Other Psychiatric Diagnoses and Self-Hatred 133 10 Other Personality Traits and Self-Hatred 147 PART 4 TREATMENT AND OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO TREATMENT 167 11 Targeting Self-Hatred 169 12 Why Is Self-Hatred So Hard to Tackle? 183 13 Reflections of Therapists 203 14 Advice from Those with Lived Experience 219 15 Alternative Treatment Ideas 233 PART 5 FINDING HOPE AND TECHNOLOGY'S LIMIT 241 16 Enduring Hope 243 17 AI's Take on Self-Hatred 255 Conclusion 259 Acknowledgments 261 About the Author 263 Index 265.