Food for thought... > the self is despised for one reason or another that varies from person to person and usually or always smacks of hidden perfectionism. >

Food for thought... > the self is despised for one reason or another that varies from person to person and usually or always smacks of hidden perfectionism. > https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/feeling-our-way/201512/four-kinds-depression-and-self-hate https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/feeling-our-way/201512/... I know someone similarly described (priveledged background)-- who volunteered for military service, the experience stretched him both mentally & physically. His enlistment became a time of truly transformative personal growth.