How to Overcome Self-Criticism

“People treat their self-criticism as though it’s part of themselves, like their eye color,” says Rachel Turow, a Seattle-based clinical psychologist who’s the author of The Self-Talk Workout. But there’s good reason to work on silencing your self-criticism, which has been found to worsen depression, anxiety, disordered eating, and self-harm.

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[isabt]

Awesome! Simple and to the point! Feels so doable, thank you ❤

[katmore]

Great work, Time! Clear & easy to implement! Please doing vids like this on a somewhat regular basis.

[sammavacaist]

Shifting your attention is a great skill to combat the "need" to avoid and self medicate in some way!

[joansmith]

My self-criticism is my right as an individual.

What right do I have to critique others but not myself?

We as a Society love to critique others either on art or work critique.

[sannebloem]

Criticism is also a need, wrapped in unkind words

[DavidRoyal-ifeh]

Criticism is not helpful but it sure is aggravating