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13 results (expanded search) for "self-criticism"
Psychological
Self-Compassion Friend Letter
Write what your dearest friend would say in your worst moment.
Psychological
Universalizing Test
Your negative self-thought — if 100 people who know you heard it, how many would agree?
Psychological
Compassionate Self-Talk
Imagine a friend in the same situation — what would you tell them? Tell yourself.
Psychological
The "Perhaps" Response
When insulted, mentally say "perhaps they're right" — insult loses power.
Psychological
Parts Identification (IFS)
Within you are parts — critic, scared, child. Meet them one by one.
Psychological
Self-Energy Meeting
Beneath noisy parts is a calm curious compassionate "Self" — meet it.
Psychological
Outsider Witness Map
Ask 3 who know you to tell you "who you are in their eyes" — discover forgotten self.
Psychological
Symbolic Self-Portrait
Draw self as symbol/animal/scene — discover self unconsciously.
Professional
Start-Stop-Continue Self
Each month, write 3 behaviors to start, 3 to stop, 3 to continue.
Social
Fogging to Defuse a Dispute
In unfair criticism, agree only with the "grain of truth" without entering defense.
Social
Ask "What Do I Need?"
When triggered, ask self: "what unmet human need?".
Digital & AI
Monthly Self-Search
Each month's start, search your name on Google and review the first 3 result pages.
Psychological
Spot the Ten Cognitive Distortions
Run your current thought through the list of ten to pinpoint exactly which mental trap caught you.