chapter One An introduction to the revolting self: self-disgust as an emotion schema / chapter Two Digging disgust out of the dumpster: a neuropsychological defence of self-and other-directed disgust as a moral virtue / chapter Three Disgust and self-disgust: a disability studies perspective / chapter Four Self-disgust and adaptation to chronic physical health conditions: implications for avoidance and withdrawal / chapter Five Self-directed disgust: reciprocal relationships with sex and sexual dysfunction / chapter Six Disgust and interpersonal experiences: the complex emotional experience of rejection / chapter Seven Contaminated by trauma: understanding links between self-disgust, mental contamination, and post-traumatic stress disorder / chapter Eight Depression as a disorder of disgust / chapter Nine Self-disgust in eating disorders: a review of the literature and clinical implications / chapter Ten Varieties of disgust in self-harm / chapter Eleven Psychodynamics of self-disgust: expulsion and attack as attempts to retain integrity of the personality / chapter Twelve Self-disgust, self-hatred, and compassion-focused therapy / chapter Thirteen Reflections on the revolting self: a commentary and further directions