#about a month ago I completely swore off self deprecating jokes to improve my mental health

[awakefor48hours]

A secret to getting through life is that you have to stop making self deprecating jokes. People don’t really know to respond to “I’m so ugly and dumb” and it’s a pretty destructive behavior to have to both you and anyone else around you.

People don’t want to hang out with the person that just points out their flaws. Sometimes when hearing “I’m so ugly because xyz” can hurt someone else (even if you’re saying it as a joke). Insulting anyone’s physical appearance (even your own) has hurtful consequences to more than just you.

Also, if you say something jokingly/ironically, you’re positively enforcing this behavior onto yourself and that “I fucking hate myself” joke slowly stops being a joke.

This can take you into some pretty dark and dangerous territory. Being able to like yourself is hard to do and it’s especially hard to do if you’re just tearing yourself down.

Take a moment to just appreciate who you are and what you look like. I’m sure the blorbos from your shows wouldn’t appreciate hearing the things you say about yourself. So if you can’t imagine something nice to say about yourself, I’m sure they would.