In an essay on July 21, 2017, I posted on Psychology Today, I made the point that many people engage in self-loathing after they have violated their own conscience regarding what is right and wrong.

Psychiatrist Dr. Blaise Aguirre has become an expert in self-loathing. No, it’s not because he experiences self-hatred. It’s because he has spent decades studying what he considers an epidemic of ...

Self-destructive behavior is when a person takes actions that are sure to harm themselves. It can range from isolating themselves from others to harming their own body and behaviors such as gambling.