Self Hate and Addiction - Dr. Allen Berger

Self hate plays an influential role in addiction. Dr. Berger, http://abphd.mysoberlife.com discusses how self hate relates to addiction. It is an important concept that is overlooked in addiction. Don't let your successful recovery from the disease of addiction be sabotaged by self hate. Dr. Berger believes that dealing with self hate is a key to a successful recovery.

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[devilcry4541]

@bworiginal I hope you are being sarcastic. The grass is always greener, you are a perfect example of a person who hates themselves and has a skewed view of the world. I know because once upon I time I used to think like you.

[weirdcode1]

@RawwestHide you're a real nice person... telling someone who's obviously upset and not well that no-one cares

[denialawareness]

@bworiginal - yeah, I really don't think that he is talking about "appearance". I think Ideal is about who you are as a human being.

[dseer13]

@bworiginal and how do you know that youre definition of ideal is correct?

[bworiginal]

You're wrong. Lots of people live up to the 'ideal' life. These white men with the perfect bodies, smooth skin. White women with their beautiful, silky hair and pretty, colored eyes. The cool skater guys in the skinny jeans, the college guys in the cargo shorts and sandals, etc. You are right about a lot, but you are wrong that nobody lives up to the 'ideal.' Lots of people do.

[RawwestHide]

@DarkestStarRMS2 See how self absorbed you are? How you spent 4 comments on uninitiated talk about yourself that no one asked about and no one cared about?

[terrorlord15]

i sure dont but i need to know Beurger's Leg exercise Beurger Allen lol

[DarkestStarRMS2]

I'm a self hater, and I hate people almost as much. It's odd to hear you say people like that feel like they have to be something else. Not me. What you see is what you get and I don't feel the need to say sorry (any more) for that. Could that be because of my hatred for others? From what I have seen in people, they don't deserve anything from me...

[DarkestStarRMS2]

But now, this new medication seems to be giving me really bad side effects. Feeling extremely restless is one of them. Therapy is not an option because I currently don't have a job, due to my anxiety. Therefore, no money to pay for therapy, and also fear of leaving my house to actually go. It's kind of a vicious cycle.

[DarkestStarRMS2]

Feeling clostraphobic around people is a big part of it as well. I'm on Zoloft and have been for the past 6 months. Actually, that's when everything seemed to start. About 7 years ago, I was hospitalized for being suicidal, clinically depressed and psychotic because I heard voices. After a while, I got better with medication. Effexor really helped.