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[-] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

I have quite a bit of sympathy for this man. Never being loved or touched makes for a broken mind. As repugnant it is to say I'm relieved he turned his misery into self hatred rather than anger to those around him. Hopefully he will either find someone or ages out of the desire for romantic companionship thus ending his turmoil.

[-] Obonga@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago

What the fuck are you talking about. Self hate is surely not helpful for anything and definetly not for finding people that like you or turing into a decent person. smh

[-] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Self hate can go three ways: deterioration, motivation, or repression.

Deterioration is the worst outcome for the individual. Self hate becomes learned helplessness which can cripple a person's mental state.

Motivation is usually the most productive. Using that self hatred as a starting point to address personal issues. The original author stated they were going to the gym on the regular, considering what they wrote I would conjecture self hatred might be the motivation there.

Repression varies in harm to an individual. You either accept and move on about negative aspects about yourself or you ignore them outright. It's the bottling up of negativity, not addressing the underlying issues. This is the way some people handle criticism, which can be disastrous for society when powerful people keep adopting this method.

Now to address your statement about self hatred not being helpful for finding someone or becoming a decent person; not processing negative emotions isn't healthy and a girlfriend isn't going to be a magic fix for the author to be happy.

[-] dylanTheDeveloper@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Ahh so the real reason Jeff Bezos is so successful is because he was never hugged as a child

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