What may cause you to be too hard on yourself?

Many of us can probably agree there are times when we're incredibly hard on ourselves. The signs you're being too hard on yourself might be staring you right in the face, and you might not even realize it. read more

That time you try to be harsh on yourself. You forget yourself, all you want is attention from others and day by day you become an attention seeker. That time you don't realise that you're trying hard on yourself. Too hard. That time you have just one thing in your head and that is to get attention, to prove others wrong. That time is competitive. read more

Simply put: Self-critique is important for growth as long as you commit to being fair with yourself. Constant negative self-assessments lead to low self-esteem, which in turn lead to acts of self-sabotage. read more

If you’re being hard on yourself because you feel you made a mistake, then my favorite technique with this is to take a step back and ask yourself what good things came out of the situation. It may be hard at first but if you keep at it, you should be able to come up with quite a few. read more