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Author:   Blaise Aguirre (Harvard Medical School)
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 4.80cm , Length: 24.90cm
Weight:   0.907kg
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9781394463596

ISBN 10:   1394463596
Publication Date:   12 May 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

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

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BLAISE AGUIRRE is Assistant Professor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School in the Department of Psychiatry. He is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and the founding Medical Director of the 3East dialectical behavior therapy continuum of care at Harvard affiliated McLean Hospital. He is also the author of Coping with BPD, Mindfulness for Borderline Personality Disorder, DBT for Dummies, and Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescents.

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