10 Ways You're Too Hard on Yourself — and Don't Even Realize It

  • Publish date: Saturday، 11 October 2025 Reading time: 1 min read

You See Setbacks as Identity, Not Events

You Don't Allow for Good Enough

You Should Yourself Constantly

You Dismiss Compliments Immediately

You Over-Apologize for Existing

You Assume Negative Intent

You Neglect Basic Needs for Productivity

You Replay Mistakes on a Loop

You Only Feel Worthy After a Major Achievement

You Contrast Your Backstage with Everyone Else's Highlight Reel

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It is our inner voice that criticizes, but sometimes it becomes so entangled with our thinking that it may seem to be the reality, which really may be brutal. Ten of the more common ways in which we can unwillingly become our own worst critics are as follows:

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