Unworthy, Anneli Rufus
Unworthy, Anneli Rufus
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Unworthy
How to Stop Hating Yourself

Author: Anneli Rufus

Narrator: Rose Itzcovitz

Unabridged: 7 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 06/01/2014


Synopsis

"Self-loathing is a dark land studded with booby-traps. Fumbling through its dark underbrush, we cannot see what our trouble actually is: that we are mistaken about ourselves. That we were told lies long ago which we, in love and loyalty and fear, believed. Will we believe ourselves to death?" —from Unworthy

As someone who has struggled with low self-esteem her entire life, Anneli Rufus knows only too well how the world looks through the eyes of those who are not comfortable in their own skin. In Unworthy, Rufus boldly explores how a lack of faith in ourselves can turn us into our own worst enemies.

Drawing on extensive research, enlightening interviews, and her own poignant experiences, Rufus considers the question: What personal, societal, biological, and historical factors coalesced to spark this secret epidemic, and what can be done to put a stop to it? She reveals the underlying sources of low self-esteem and leads us through strategies for positive change.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Richard on September 30, 2016

Rufus says that self-esteem/hatred exists on a spectrum, that most people like some things and dislike some things about themselves. She's describing, and writing to, those of us on the bottom. I knew she was writing to me when she said that we don't just want to be better-looking, smarter, higher a......more

Goodreads review by Erin on October 24, 2018

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts. —BERTRAND RUSSELL I've been reading several books of low self-esteem, but this is the only one that has been written by someone who truly understands what it is to loat......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on January 14, 2020

This wasn't a read to learn how to stop hating yourself, it was how, whom, and where it started and to identify the self-loathing. The 'advice' that was given how to stop the self-loathing wasn't helpful at all. The diffusing of the traps we fall into didn't give any sort of help or advice to steer......more

Goodreads review by Sara on December 06, 2014

No disclaimers about self help: I've had, still have, some bad days. That out of the way, I picked this up because I really enjoyed Rufus's 2004 Loner's Manifesto, a great mix of personal narrative and social history, including an interesting chapter on the sudden spike in invalid women during the ea......more

Goodreads review by Jenn on February 21, 2015

Obviously, I read this book for a reason. I have had self-esteem and self-loathing issues since my pre-teen years. But I can truly say that this book put into words what I couldn't come to terms with - both the reasons behind it and how to start on the path towards recovery. I'm not completely fixed......more