Well, Christians are not immune from self-hatred.

Self-hat ranges between a feeling of self-disappointment to self-condemnation.

We look around at others and perhaps we hate ourselves for how we look, how we feel,

what we've done, what's been done to us, or what we keep failing to accomplish.

This self-hatred often lives under the surface of our lives because it has never been named

and identified, and some Christians perpetually feel like losers, like they never measure

up and they grow angry.

This is self-hatred, and it can fuel self-condemnation and feed all sorts of false attempts

at self-atonement.

And while the spiritual implications of the struggle are huge, not much has been written

for Christians who struggle with self-hatred.

For those who live with the shame of what has been done to them, Edwolch's 2012 book,

The Shame Interrupted, how God lifts the pain of worthlessness and rejection has proven

very helpful.

But what about those who feel self-hatred for something they have brought on to themselves,

some personal sin or some personal failure?

Bible Counselor David Palison is the Executive Director of the CCEF, the Senior Editor of

the Journal of Vivocal Counseling, and he will be publishing a new book in September

titled Good and Angry, Redeeming Anger, Eurotation, Complaining, and Bitterness.

His book on anger addresses the topic of self-hate, and I recently sat down with Dr. Palison

for an unheard weekend conversation about gospel hope for self-haters, and this episode

will extend far beyond our average of nine minute episodes as we just explore in detail

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