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	Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Abstract............................................................................................................ 3

Intended Audience............................................................................................. 4

Introduction....................................................................................................... 4

General Caveats................................................................................................ 5

Self-hatred as a Spiritual Path? What does that mean?........................................ 6

Synonyms.......................................................................................................... 6

Definitions of Self-Hatred................................................................................... 7

Etiology........................................................................................................... 7

Maladaptive Behaviors.................................................................................... 9

Resistance to Change....................................................................................... 10

Challenges to Mainstream Beliefs..................................................................... 10

Regarding Catharsis and Psychotherapy........................................................... 12

Anti-Catharsis Research.................................................................................. 12

Rebuttal to the Anti-Catharsis Research........................................................... 13

Working Therapeutically with Self-Hate........................................................... 13

Anthetic Therapy...................................................................................... 15

Voice Dialog............................................................................................ 16

Somatic Components of Self-Hatred........................................................ 16

Working By and With Oneself......................................................................... 19

Non-clinical Methods for Addressing Self-hatred............................................. 21

Benefits of Exploring Self-hatred...................................................................... 25

References...................................................................................................... 27

Footnotes........................................................................................................ 30