Self-Hate: DrBev CALLING ON THE TERROR-SQUAD of your mind. Holla'

Negative beliefs about the self are built up in early years of life (perhaps before age 6) as a reaction to the input from significant others. Often this self-concept, or sense of personal identity, is a response to the lack of validation or the negativity and criticism (as experienced by the child) that are addressed to him/her. Although there may be praise also, these criticisms are built into a set of beliefs about the self that is based on the perceived truth of the criticisms. The person