Self-criticism is a conscious assessment of one's own merits and character traits as a person.
Along with the concept of self-criticism is the term self-esteem. They have a close relationship, as one follows from the other. Self-criticism comes from self-esteem.
Self-criticism is a value that not everyone possesses and not everyone knows how to use it. Some people daily and groundlessly criticize themselves, while not noticing and not recognizing the true problems. Self-criticism only harms such people.
Sometimes problems with self-criticism come from childhood. When the parents, acting, of course, out of good intentions, forcibly underestimated the self-esteem of the children, which was subsequently reflected in their future. For example, unjustified expectations when parents belittled children's self-esteem using criticism. The main thing here is not to cross certain lines.
Self-criticism is inherently not a bad quality inherent in man. It helps to soberly evaluate your actions, actions, to recognize the mistakes made with the subsequent goal of eliminating them. The holder of self-criticism is successful in self-development and self-improvement.
But everything should be in moderation! You cannot bring self-criticism to insanity, exhausting yourself with criticism. This brings significant harm, both to our psyche and to our health in general.
People who have a very low self-esteem, with their condition, attract the same polarities that carry negative. Every slip and wrong act is evidence of their failure as a person. Thus, people suffer from pessimism. They are convinced that they do not have positive qualities. They have excessive self-criticism and this condition is the result of low self-esteem.
Each person has a number of disadvantages. Take off the mask and show your true face. You cannot idealize yourself. Having found a bad side in himself, a person begins to engage in self-discipline. Criticizing yourself means that you associate yourself with an ideal. As a result of excessive self-criticism, your mood deteriorates, your health worsens, which can lead to a depressive state. It is necessary to depart from idealization. This statement does not mean that you do not need to work on yourself and strive for perfection, on the contrary, when you are less zealous, the goal becomes easier to reach.
Self-criticism is not the ability to not accept oneself. This is a lifesaver that helps us fix our mistakes. It gives us a start to change ourselves for the better.