I admit I have a problem of being self-critical. I know I’m not the only one out there. It’s not a happy place to be or to have. I’ve dealt with this almost my whole life. When I feel like I’ve gotten better about it, something comes up and it strikes again. It seems like a never-ending mental battle. Sound familiar to anyone?
There’s certainly a line between being self-constructive and self-critical. Being constructive is finding the things, which didn’t do so well, and approaching it with the full understanding of wanting to get better at whatever it is. There’s room for error. Learn from mistakes, apply, retry, practice, and move on. Life still goes on.
Self-critical simply means one is extremely critical and detailed to the nth degree. There is no grace. One internally beats themselves up almost to the point of mental exhaustion. There’s so much hope to do well, succeed, pass, and something comes along and absolutely rejects you from that desire…and your whole world mentally blows up…figuratively. It feels as if EVERYTHING rides of your performance/ability to do well at something. Depression can come from being self-critical…I’ll hit on this more later. If you’d like to continue reading the reaminder of this blog, please go to my newer website at www.coalheart.com. Thanks!
