Self-reference

The early foundation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) also links depression with anger turned against the self. In his early studies of depression, Aaron Beck (1963, 1964, 1972) found that depressed patients engage in self-blame, self-criticism, and self-dislike to the point of self-disgust and self-hatred. Aligned with Freud’s suppositions about the contribution of emotional memories in depressive disorders, Beck posited that early experiences lead to the development of negatively biased self-referent ideas or schemas (a negative cognitive triad) that may remain latent until activated in adulthood by loss.
=== Mary C. Lamia Ph.D.https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/intense-emotions-and-strong-feelings/201906/the-perplexing-notion-depression-anger-turned ===