Why Self-Criticism Cripples You — and How to Stop It

Most of us make a genuine effort to treat others with patience, understanding, and kindness, yet we fail to do the same with ourselves. Self-criticism is far more common than self-compassion. We frequently tell ourselves that we are stupid, lazy, unattractive, socially inept, unlovable, unsuccessful, or somehow defective.

In this video, we draw this poisonous self-talk out of the privacy of the mind and into the light of conscious examination. We explore two of the more common forms of self-criticism, examine how self-criticism cripples us, and present a proven method for bringing this practice of self-punishment to an end.