"Self-hatred is a key contributing factor in suicide and yet it is almost never addressed in therapy. Mental health interviews ask about suicide, self-injury, depression, anxiety, voices, obsessions, compulsions, nightmares, sleep, eating energy and so on, but none ask about self-hatred and yet it is a core experience of suicidal patients. People who hate themselves feel that they are a burden to their loved ones and to the world and conclude that suicide is the only way to unburden the world of something so loathsome. This book will be the most comprehensive review of self-hatred ever published! Foreword by Jewel, singer and mental health advocate. This book is for people experiencing self-hatred and those who love them. The author's books for the layperson are often picked up by therapists and educators as well"-- Provided by publisher.