The Tyranny of Self-Loathing

When, in the course of human life, it becomes not only necessary but essential for all of humanity to renounce their ties to negativity and to assume among the powers of the mind that which grants them new confidence and a heightened self-esteem, a simple respect for their mental health demands that they explain the tyranny of mental self-mutilation and the events which impel them to separate from this way of life.

We hold these truths to be unmistakable: that all are created beautiful; that they are endowed at birth with indisputable rights; that among these are a life of modest pride, liberty to develop talents, and the pursuit of all happiness; that to maintain these rights, humanity is granted an inspired mind, deriving its power from the innocence and enthusiasm of a child; that whenever humility becomes so destructive of these ends as to warrant total loss of self-worth, it is the necessity of these people to eradicate its control over their minds, and supplant it with a novel outlook, founded upon such views of beauty and worth as each individual sees fit.

The wisdom of a child would dictate that those personal flaws be embraced rather than cause alarm, as these are often the flaws that support each individual’s character and personality, without which we would be lost in a sea of sameness. But when a string of falsities and self-abuses, following the means of self-disgust, substantiates a plot to degrade them to mental dismemberment, it is their right, it is their duty to rid themselves of such views, and to prevent such mental anguish from hampering their future. Such has been the suffering of those whose own humility has infringed upon their rights; and such is now the obligation which compels them to remove the shackles of an inadequate self-esteem. The history of self-degradation is a long history of self-injury, purposeless in and of itself, used only to destroy the mental foundation on which all stand. As proof, let the truth of self-doubt be submitted, to a world of self-mutilators.

It has forced upon us a thought-process, consisting of false negative remarks, circling our opinions back to our own inadequacy.

It has dissolved our child-like innocence and brought about the destruction of the impulsive decisions that once littered our fondest childhood memories.

It has placed in our mind an erroneous idea of our physical appearance that decimates our self-confidence and directs our attentions towards self-loathing.

It has coerced us to hide our true emotions behind a fake smile, masking our true personality.

It has declared our talents insufficient, and our abilities lacking, leaving us with the belief that we are nothing more than mundane, rather than the successes we could be.

It has presented us with such atrocities as racism, sexism, and victimization, due to the need of some form of superiority.

In every abuse and transgression of these rights, our friends have fought for us against the oppression of our own humility; their radiant praise has been accepted only when followed by a spiteful comment from our own minds.

A quality whose guile is thus exemplified by the devastation it causes in those who possess it and its ability to manipulate its possessor’s actions is wholly unqualified for existence in the human mind.

We have lacked the constitution necessary to expunge this notion from our thoughts. Its very existence has stolen the confidence needed to rid ourselves of its presence. We have appealed to the significance of humility in hopes of discovering a balance between humility and total self-doubt. Yet our own minds have been deaf to these appeals, and in our necessity do we acknowledge our final option. With no choice remaining do we take up mental arms against the tyrant that is insecurity.

Therefore, we, the victims of self-loathing united as we are, appealing to the judgment of those who know us best, do in the name of all future self-confidence, and by the authority of our own minds declare that the minds of all persons are free from the degradation of self-hatred; that they shall disband all ties to negativity; that they are free to pursue dreams and hopes once lost; that they have attained and will preserve their rights to self-confidence.

And for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the strength of our own minds, we pledge to each other our support, our lives, and our eternal commitment to the well-being of ourselves and others.