I also get annoyed with the self-esteem stuff, because I think the cause-and-effect often get turned around. I don’t think good self-esteem helps you accomplish stuff, but that accomplishing stuff will give you self-esteem.

Some people don’t DESERVE to have self-esteem. Like that mom-and-daughter team who made up the internet boyfriend and convinced a young girl to kill herself? Those women definitely shouldn’t have high self-esteem; they should be thoroughly disgusted with themselves. They should have their membership cards for the human race revoked.

Do you want to be loved? Then act lovable.

Do you want to be respected? Then show respect for others.

Do you want to feel good about your body? Then stop treating it like shit and give it the nutrition and exercise it needs.

Where does sticking to exercise to stave off self-loathing figure into this?

And gosh darn it, people like me! Well, my mother does, at any rate. Most of the time, anyway.