What's the most socially accepted form of self-destruction?

Self-hatred and negative self-talk.

Indeed, sustaining that negative voice in your head all day really breaks down your self-worth and self-esteem.

We're all flawed in many little and different ways.

Try to be kind to yourself and others, if only for little things.

I've been trying to do that for a while now, and it helps, and others will react more positively towards you, as well as helping

you get a bit more positive bit by bit. I mean, yeah, but it allows me to go harder in the gym.

I once told my coach at the gym, I'm not motivated by hearing, you can do it. I need some old

school drill sergeant motivations, screaming how worthless I am, because I can't get the weight

up. Sleep deprivation. Not many adults brag about the amount of alcohol a drink. At one point,

that just isn't acceptable anymore, but so many can brag about sleeping less than the recommended

hours. Like it's an achievement to be able to function on too little sleep. No, you're harming

yourself, inducing stress to your body. I have genuine sympathy for people who aren't doing that

by choice, though. But if I know they're doing it by choice and trying to brag about only getting

two hours of sleep at night, I'd just start

bragging about how much sleep I'm getting.

Ah, slept nine hours last night, and then I had a nap afterwards.

I feel great.

Exactly this.

I suffered ten years of severe sleep disorders, and to an extent I still do.

Not so quirky anymore when you black out on buses, ache during the walk to work,

see pink elephants floating down the lecture room. Forget last year's entire vacation,

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