![]() ![]() If you have someone at a young age regularly criticizing you and telling you how stupid you are, it’s not a stretch that you will start doing the same thing to yourself.īut no matter what happened to you as a kid, here’s what you need to understand: We internalize criticism of ourselves.If a child routinely hears a parent calling themselves “dumb” or “stupid” each time they make a mistake, it’s very possible the child mimics that verbal behavior and builds the habit themselves. We hear other people close to us being self-critical of themselves. ![]() Many of our strongest habits are learned early in life as children-and self-criticism is no exception.Īs children, we learn to be self-critical in two main ways: ![]() In the rest of this article, I’ll walk through four of the most common psychological reasons why you might be stuck in the habit of self-criticism. If you’d like to be less self-critical, the first step is to identify why you keep doing it in the first place. And habits can be changed if you know what’s maintaining them. Because here’s the thing:įundamentally, self-criticism is a habit. Thankfully, no matter how self-critical you are it’s always possible to change-to learn to become kinder, gentler, and more compassionate with yourself.
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