Do you experience the negative thought "everybody hates me"?

According to The Depression Project's 3,000,000+ person social media community, "everybody hates me" can be a very natural thought for people with depression, anxiety and other mental health issues to experience. As you may be able to relate to, this is often because, for example:

• Depression, anxiety and other mental health issues can lead to you acting out of character – such as by snapping at a loved one who doesn’t deserve it – which in the aftermath, can result in you assuming “everybody hates me”.
• Depression, anxiety and other mental health issues can be linked to low self-esteem – and, the lower your self-esteem is, the more likely you are to have the negative thought “everybody hates me”. In particular, this may be the case if due to your depression, anxiety and/or another mental health issue, you hate yourself – in which case, it can be natural to think that everybody else must also hate you, too.
• Furthermore, depression, anxiety and other mental health issues can, due to the overwhelming intensity of your symptoms, result in you isolating yourself and disconnecting from other people. Unfortunately, this can cause your relationships to gradually whither over time; for you to feel lonely as a result; and for you to then experience the negative thought “the reason people don’t reach out to me anymore and the reason why I’m alone is because everybody hates me”.
• Additionally, when you have depression, anxiety and/or another mental health issue, then you’re prone to thinking in very cognitively distorted ways – which, when taking place in social contexts, can also lead to you thinking the negative thought “everybody hates me”.

However, in saying all of that, the negative thought “everybody hates me” is just that – a negative thought – as opposed to a fact. And so, we’ve put together this cognitive behavioural therapy-based journal, in order to help you:

• See for yourself that this negative thought is not true;
• Feel more confident interacting with others;
• See for yourself that you are so, so much more than what your mind is telling you that you are.

Here’s A Breakdown Of Exactly What This Journal Will Cover

PART 1: What If You Were More Aware Of The Worthy, Lovable Things About You?

Like we’ve mentioned, the negative thought “everybody hates me” can be fuelled by low self-esteem, by being unable to see any reasons to like yourself, and by being unable to see how anybody else could like you, either. For this reason, freeing yourself from this negative thought involves increasing your self-esteem, and bringing awareness to some of the lovable things about you. If you can do this, then instead of viewing yourself as a worthless person who everybody must inevitably hate, you can instead start viewing yourself as a worthy person who many people will like.

On that note, in Part 1 of this journal, we’ll share a variety of journal prompts with you in order to help you think about and identify what the worthy, lovable things about you are - which can result in you feeling significantly better about yourself.

PART 2: The Distorted Thinking Patterns That Fuel The Negative Thought “Everybody Hates Me”

“Cognitive distortions” are distorted thinking patterns that are grounded in some form of bias, and which commonly result in you viewing yourself and/or the world much more critically, judgementally and negatively than you otherwise would. And, when you have the negative thought “everybody hates me”, you’re almost certainly thinking in a cognitively distorted way without even knowing it. For this reason, it’s extremely important that you identify- and bring awareness to the ways in which you may be doing so.

Why?

Because if you’re able to recognise that the negative thought “everybody hates me” is indeed a cognitive distortion – as opposed to being an accurate perception of reality – then it will suddenly become much easier for you to dismiss it and push it from your mind (or at the very least, this negative thought will likely lose some of its power over you).

With that being said, in the second part of this journal:

• We’ll identify seven cognitive distortions that the negative thought “everybody hates me” is commonly grounded in;
• We’ll share a guided journal prompt with you in order to help you think about and pinpoint the ways in which the negative thought “everybody hates me” is distorted for you in particular, and as a result, is a lie that your mind is telling you as opposed to a fact.

PART 3: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Techniques To Further Help You Overcome The Negative Thought “Everybody Hates Me” Anytime It Is Triggered

Once you’ve completed Parts 1 and 2 of this journal, then it can result in you taking a big step towards overcoming the negative thought “everybody hates me”. And, as a result:

• Moving forwards, you are likely to think this negative thought much less frequently;
• Moving forwards, any time you do think this negative thought, it is likely to not be as strong of a negative thought as it was previously.

However, there may still be times when you think this negative thought, which is why in Part 3 of this journal, we’ll share with you a variety of additional tried, tested, cognitive behavioural therapy techniques to help you overcome it anytime it is triggered.

Additionally, each technique we share with you will also be accompanied by one or more guided journal prompts - in order to help you think about how you could implement that technique as effectively as possible.

FAQ #1: Why should I be confident this journal will help me?

This journal is grounded in cognitive behavioural therapy - which in case you don't know, is a leading form of treatment for depression, anxiety, panic attacks, phobias, personality disorders, and a wide range of other mental health issues.

Additionally, this journal is also written with the warmth, care, encouragement and insight that, with 3,000,000+ followers on social media, The Depression Project has become renowned for :)

FAQ #2: What format does this journal come in?

This journal is available in two different formats for you to choose from:

1. PDF - which you will be able to download instantly after purchase, and then print out at your home, office or local printer.
2. Paperback (if you live in the US or Canada) - which will be delivered to you within 4-8 business days. Shipping costs are US$7.95 within the US and CAD$14 within Canada. This shipping cost is a flat rate, so whether you order one journal, or multiple journals, the shipping cost will be the same (if you would like to, you'll find the option to add one or more other journals to your cart below so that you can save on shipping). Once your order has been shipped, you will be emailed a number so that you can track it. 

FAQ #3: What if I give this journal a try but I don't like it?

We're extremely, extremely confident that you're going to find this journal immensely helpful. But, just in case you don't, the PDF version of this journal comes with a 60 Day, No-Questions-Asked, 100% Moneyback Guarantee!

If you have any questions about this journal, then please feel free to click here and contact us so that someone from our friendly team can answer them for you :)

Otherwise, we hope you choose to get this journal, because we know that you're going to find it really, really helpful!

All our love,

The Depression Project Team.