[Mike_J]

So here is some real clear thinking for you. During my session with my therapist on Monday she kept pressing me on why I think I’m a horrible person, what have I done that would make me feel that way. The best I could come up with is this, I hate myself because I hate myself. Circular logic, it feeds on its self. Logic like this is clearly misguided but also hard to break this cycle.

[1flagwriter]

They do like to ask those kinds of questions that seem to have no real answer...I hate that kind of questioning...

[thine_self_untrue]

I suffer from this kind of logic as well. The worst thing is, I know I'm wrong, but I still think like that.

[1flagwriter]

How's it going, Mike?

What you speak of maybe circular but it hardly qualifies as logic. Circular reasoning is a fallacy.

The therapist asked a very reasonable question which you acknowledge unmasked a belief that has no basis in reality. What you and your therapist are dealing with is the too often present cognitive distortion. See here: http://psychcentral.com/lib/2009/15-...e-distortions/

While challenging the distortions may be difficult, it should not be so unmanageable when as here the premise is so patently false.

I assume we all want to get better. Challenging every negative we believe about ourselves is a good start. As Descartes said, “If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things.