What do you do to limit your own happiness?

[TimF]

#2525

Linking into the self-compassion thing… I know that sometimes I make myself unhappy by being really harsh on myself. How can you have done that? Why did you make that mistake? Why didn’t you do the Happynesshub meditation yesterday? etc. So I’m resolving to be a bit more constructive in the way I treat myself.

[CatherineR]

#2534

Being harsh on yourself is the worst. It’s so easy to fall into the trap!
It’s really important to just say stop and I’ve really enjoyed learning about self-compassion as it makes perfect sense. It’s not about over-inflating your ego, which would likely mean you’d crash harder when you make a mistake, but it’s about understanding and accepting and realising that you’re not the first one to mess up or struggle in whatever your circumstance is.

[Sallyann Keizer]

#2603

Self compassion is a biggy for me. Trying to stop being such a harsh critic of myself is a daily challenge! Even today I found myself advising a good friend to get an early night and ‘look after you’ as I stumbled home and worked til 2300. Mmm, I am revisiting self compassion right now. Expecting too much of oneself definitely limits happiness!

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