cope with
right off the bat
geek out
earn sympathy
hit/bash over the head
self-hatred
immediately, right now
hatred directed toward oneself rather than toward others
to emphasize repeatedly or strongly to
to gain feelings of favor, support, or loyalty
(of a person) deal effectively with something difficult
to behave in a very enthusiastic way about something that you are interested in and know a lot about but that other people might find boring