It honestly amazes me how the mind works. Self-loathing is such a powerful thing and it takes a certain type of mindset to be good at it. I know this from experience.
It's like a vicious cycle. For me, one bad thing happens and everything turns to shit. My main problem is mis-attribution. For example, it's pretty much human nature to attribute something like a bad grade to the fact that the teacher sucks or they didn't teach you the material properly. And I have been guilty of this. But someone who thinks the way I do will start to attribute a bad grade to their convinced stupidity, which is what I find myself doing.
I could go on, but my point is that your mind is extremely powerful, and can convince you of anything. Good or bad..
