psycho_magnet

We can go anywhere we want, be with whomever we want, but the one thing we can't escape is ourselves. The only real fight we have to win is the one against the person we see in the mirror. So many of us walk though life, mindless. We avoid dealing with the obvious problem, fall continuously into a cycle of self delusion and destruction. Drink, sexual partners, drugs, anorexia / bulimia, self mutilation, and whatever other self abuse is your thing.

We punish ourselves because of the hatred we feel, the disgust. It's easier to take solace in the punishment than face the issue. Lately I've been thinking though, is it like that because we really hate whatever flaw it is we see, or is it shame because we can't face the actual problem?