A few ideas here on dealing with unhelpful, self-critical thoughts, if we find ourselves giving ourselves a hard time, beating ourselves up more often than is good for us.
We’re looking here at separating ourselves from our thoughts, and acknowledging for example that:
-💭thoughts are the stories we create and tell ourselves
– 💭we are not our thoughts
– 💭we don’t have to believe our thoughts
– 💭self-critical thoughts are opinions, and there are other opinions
When we do this, we’re recognising that thoughts are very often just words in our minds, some helpful and some less-so. With practice and repetition, we can get better at challenging those that are unhelpful, and replace them with thoughts and beliefs that do us good rather than harm.