sometimes the worst critics aren't
others but ourselves what do you do when
there's poison inside of you you remove
it but it's not so easy as pushing an
eject button and having it pop out a
thought isn't so easily discarded but
with enough practice they can be
questioned and better managed each time
we aren't so kind to ourselves here are
six signs you may be too hard on
yourself
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everyone now onto the video 1 you blame
yourself for things out of your control
it's good to take responsibility for the
mistakes you make but when you're too
hard on yourself it's easy to forget
that you're human too when something
doesn't go the way you planned or expect
it to you begin to beat yourself up over
it even though you tried your best
instead of blaming yourself accept what
you cannot change and focus on the
things you can to make the situation
better to you focus on the things you
haven't accomplished yet it's great to
be ambitious and actively work towards
reaching your goals but if you begin to
compare your own success to someone
else's then you may start to forget the
progress you've made rather than feeling
like you're not achieving enough learn
to appreciate your own journey everyone
grows at a different pace and just
because you're not where you'd like to
be yet doesn't mean you'll never get
there remember there's no such thing as
overnight success 3 it's hard for you to
accept other people's compliments when
you're hard on yourself you fall into
the cycle of negative self-talk as a
result even when someone gives you a
genuine compliment you perceive it as a
lie not because they didn't mean it but
because your self-criticism alters how
you see yourself give yourself a steam a
boost by surrounding yourself with close
loved ones who see the best in you when
you spend time with people who remind
you to practice self-love you learn how
to be more accepting of your quirks and
flaws
for your dismissive of your own ideas we
may not all be mad scientists or gifted
artists but we're all capable of being
creative but if you're quick to shoot
down your own ideas before sharing them
with others then you may be too hard on
yourself rather than quickly attaching
judgment to an idea allow it to bloom
into action first before letting it go
often were afraid of implementing ideas
because of failure but ideas are
stepping stones to progress not
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you dwell on the mistakes you've made
when you focus too much on what you did
wrong you get stuck in the past which
prevents you from moving forward instead
of beating yourself over mistakes you've
made reflect on them so you can use them
as learning moments it's impossible to
go through life without failing getting
hurt and hurting others even if it's
unintentional it's good to care about
how your actions affect others but it's
another thing entirely when you allow
your guilt to consume you 6 you rarely
give yourself a break putting pressure
on yourself isn't productive
if it only makes you feel worse when you
feel worse you also begin to perform
worse sometimes it's good to take a step
back focus on the big picture and
remember to have fun every once in a
while if you only work your life away
constantly chasing your dreams you lose
out on spending time with loved ones and
making memories you can look back on
when you grow older so slow down catch
the sunset and let
do you think you've been too hard on
yourself
what would you like to do differently
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