Ways of working through self-criticism: Psychotherapist suggests

Self-criticism can be a draining process. Psychotherapist Emily H Sander addressed this in her recent Instagram post and wrote, “Many believe that criticism is helpful- however, I believe we thrive and achieve in spite of criticism, not because of it. That being said, it IS important for us to be able to tolerate feedback and to be able to objectively think critically- without it becoming criticism that is devaluing. A marker of emotional health is to be able to see ourselves accurately, and identify areas where we need growth without that making us bad.” Ways of working through self-criticism: Psychotherapist suggests Emily further noted down a few pointers that can help us in losing the toxic cycle of self-criticism and seeing the real self-growth. Self-assessment: Having a balanced outlook to the things and combating self-criticism with a balanced look and knowing the areas we need to work on, can help in getting rid of self-criticism.