The Land of Self-Loathing

[sirhugs]

hope this is a legit Story Idea and not just my depression choosing to leak out....

What about am alternate reality where the "normal" state of mind is self-loathing?
To steal from Google AI:
Self-loathing is a strong feeling of self-hatred and extreme criticism towards oneself, rooted in the belief of being inherently flawed or unworthy. It manifests as a constant negative inner voice that judges, shames, and demeans the self, leading to low self-esteem, and often involves dwelling on mistakes while ignoring positive aspects of life. This pattern of thought can be linked to mental health conditions and is often caused by factors like trauma, perfectionism, or unresolved guilt.

My Literotica spin is "how does anybody there ever manage to have sex? wouldn't the population just whither away as nobody procreates?"

Too dark?

 

[Whore_owner]

Would this not lead to the person devaluing themselves so much that they don’t have a say in what happens to them as even their opinion is worthless. So the sex would happen as others identify the self loathing and use it to their advantage.
A man/woman who doesn’t value their own body or opinion would allow themselves to be used, degraded and humiliated in whichever way anyone wants. Whilst all the time blaming themselves for the entire situation.

 

[000zing]

Don't we all have stopovers in that country from time to time..?

 

[Brandnewbuddy]

So I think a reality like that wouldn’t have gotten too far, so let’s say society continued like ours to a point but then something changed. Maybe doomscrolling started having too much of an effect, maybe something got in the water or food but now everybody has a ton of self-loathing

Some ideas for that setting:

1. People start engaging in self-destructive behaviors including sexual. “I’m a piece of shit so why shouldn’t I let people use me?” So it’s not a sexual revolution of liberation it’s one of people wanted to be mistreated and people wanting to engage in some depravity to get their minds off of their own self-loathing. Maybe they even engage in rougher sex because it pisses them off to hear someone hate themself when they hate themselves. Darker idea but it could lead to some raw emotions.

2. Collapse starts occurring: birth rate plummets, people with vital jobs stop showing up. Out of desperation, AI tries to fix things but unlike other sci-fi stories it’s the models we have now. So it tries to change algorithms to improve mood and starts making medical advice which leads to a very horny but very confused populace

3. Outsiders aren’t affected. Communities that were off the grid start wondering why the outside world isn’t bugging them…they go into the land of Loathing and see what’s going on. Do they try and help, take advantage of the situation, or just go back and let the outside world rot

 

[Carnevil9]

In a land like that, instead of everyone looking for sex, everyone would be looking for punishment. It would be wall to wall masochists.

"Please beat me! I'm a worthless piece of shit!"

"So am I. I'll beat you if you beat me."

"Deal."

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

Y'all stay the hell outta' my house!!!

 

[Husky_Embrace]

Consider that there's many feedback loops of self loathing. For example, some people with obesity loathe themselves. They eat to feel better. This is a temporary fix, returning to self loathing later.

Some people I know, all women, though I think men can easily join, have loathed themselves after having sex. Some use more sex to feel better at that point.

Your society consists of people loathing themselves. They try to feel better with food, with drink, bu buying something off shopping sites, or rambunctious sex. It is a temporary reprieve. Some even feel the self loathing during, and they keep going regardless.

 

[dirk2024]

hope this is a legit Story Idea and not just my depression choosing to leak out....

What about am alternate reality where the "normal" state of mind is self-loathing?
To steal from Google AI:
Self-loathing is a strong feeling of self-hatred and extreme criticism towards oneself, rooted in the belief of being inherently flawed or unworthy. It manifests as a constant negative inner voice that judges, shames, and demeans the self, leading to low self-esteem, and often involves dwelling on mistakes while ignoring positive aspects of life. This pattern of thought can be linked to mental health conditions and is often caused by factors like trauma, perfectionism, or unresolved guilt.

My Literotica spin is "how does anybody there ever manage to have sex? wouldn't the population just whither away as nobody procreates?"

Too dark?

So...this world would need a savior, or saviors, to come in and turn the malaise around. A superhero if you will. Someone who could take a resident, fuck them happy, and create a wave of hot monkey sex to turn the world around.

Otherwise, what's the point?

 

[Carnevil9]

So...this world would need a savior, or saviors, to come in and turn the malaise around. A superhero if you will. Someone who could take a resident, fuck them happy, and create a wave of hot monkey sex to turn the world around.

Otherwise, what's the point?

A superhero with a magical happiness wand. In his pants.