I hate the thought that I'm just some kind of Russian nesting doll with the big outside and inevitably, rattling around under all the layers, a crude little peg with a face is the truth of me.

~ Wendy Mcclure

Wendy Mcclure Insecurity Self Loathing Self Worth

As incompetent in life as in death, I loathe myself and in this loathing I dream of another life, another death. And for having sought to be a sage such as never was, I am only a madman among the mad . . .

~ Emil M. Cioran

Emil M. Cioran Death Life Madness Self Loathing

Why does shame and self-loathing become cruelty to the innocent ?

~ Anne Rice

Anne Rice Self Loathing Shame

Personal disillusionment accompanied by self-pity and self-loathing are the Achilles’ heel of modern humankind, representing the weakness of the human spirit.

~ Kilroy J. Oldster

Kilroy J. Oldster Destructive Human Behavior Disappointment Disillusion Disillusioned Disillusionment Human Spirit Self Loathing Self Pity

If we internalize every disappointing setback with contempt and self-loathing, a life of solitary confinement and discontentment awaits us. It’s a verdict indicted by a prosecution, deliberated by a jury and condemned by a judge…all three being you. We imprison ourselves when we allow outside negative circumstances and people dictate who we are. You can dwell in that cell…but only you can exonerate you. ~Jason Versey

~ Jason Versey

Jason Versey Disappointment Self Loathing