America is in a Self-Compassion Crisis
<p><strong>I can’t remember the last time I went a whole day</strong> without berating or criticizing myself. Yesterday I ate “too much” ice cream, last week everything I wrote was crap, and today I looked slow and terrible on my morning run. I’m a master of picking myself apart.</p>
<p>As Taylor Swift says in her song, <em>Antihero</em>, “I’m the problem, it’s me.”</p>
<p>Why is it so hard to be kind rather than beating myself up over ice cream? That ice cream brought me joy. I had a tough time writing last week, so I’ll try focusing more this week. I went for a run this morning and it felt good to move my body.</p>
<p>The non-judgmental thoughts take more time and effort to develop than the knee-jerk critical ones. The more I listen to other people talk about themselves, the more apparent it becomes that it’s a widespread issue.</p>
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