Introduction
Part I—The Basics
Chapter 1: The FAQ
Are You a Beginner?
How Much Self-Loathing Is Enough?
Self-Love—Friend or Foe?
Perpetual Motion Self-Loathing
The Free Pass
Chapter 2: The Building Blocks of Self-Loathing
Self-Loathing’s Seven Essential
Questions (and Their Answers )
Chapter 3: Self-Loathing’s No-Brainer—The Body
Women First
Men Can Do It Too
More Women
Unisex
Chapter Review
Part II—The Material World
Chapter 4: Celebrity Culture
The Tabs
People Who Need People
Porn
Show Biz
Chapter 5: The Fashionable Self-Loather
First Impressions
Fashion Minefield
Don’ts, Dos, and Dids
Chapter 6: Food for Self-Loathing
Diets
Gorging
Purging
Foraging
Dining Out with Civilized People
Part III—Interactive Self-Loathing
Chapter 7: Self-Loathing Sex!
Before
During
After
Hooking Up
Chapter 8: Love and Other Romantic Involvements
Fishing for Love
Getting Hooked on Love
Cutting Bait
Chapter 9: The Self-Loather’s Family Album
The Self-Loathing of Minors
Self-Loathing Quality Time for Adults
Self-Loathing and Marriage
Chapter 10: Workplace Self-Loathing
Buckling Down
Horizontal Motion
Vertical Promotion
Chapter 11: The Social Self-Loather
Act Locally
Act Globally
Part IV—The Self-Loathing Elite
Chapter 12: Self-Loathing Dabbles in the Arts
Fine Art
The Performing Arts—Theater, Dance, and Music
Dead Trees
Chapter 13: The Spiritual Self-Loather
World Religion
The West
The East
Chapter 14: All in Your Mind
Meta-Self-Loathing
Ancient Philosophy and Self-Loathing
Chapter 15: Endgame
Old Age
Decline
Fall
Death
Appendix
Graduation
Acknowledgments
Author’s Bio