03/06/2025
How to Be Kinder to Yourself: A Short Guide.
It can be so difficult to be kind to ourselves, in general, and especially when we're not performing to the level that we believe we should be. We so quickly become our own worst critic and degrade and talk-down to ourselves.
At times like these, I like to ask myself "How would I speak to a friend who is going through this? Would I say they are stupid, worthless, that they should be doing better?"
Most people would answer "I would never speak to my friends like that!! They need support and compassion at times like these, not a friend being overly critical of them when they're down!!"
If your friend doesn't deserve to be belittled and spoken to in this way, then why do you?
You don't.
When I catch myself being overly critical of myself I like to step out of myself and pretend I am my own friend and speak to myself as such. Have you ever tried it or would you try this technique?
