self-criticism
Judging your own flaws
Self-criticism is the act of examining and judging one's own faults or shortcomings.
It can be healthy reflection that leads to improvement: A little self-criticism helped her recognize her blind spots.
But excessive self-criticism becomes destructive, shading into self-blame or self-loathing: His constant self-criticism made it impossible to celebrate any success.
Guilt for wrongdoing
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- regretSorrow over past actions
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- compunctionUneasiness from guilt
Probing one's innermost feelings
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- metacognitionAwareness of own reasoning
Gaining knowledge gradually
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- progressMovement toward improvement
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
humility · adaptation · resilience · maturation · refinement
Demanding great care
- unforgivingShowing no leniency
- overachieverOne exceeding all expectations
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
- obsessiveConsumed by fixation
striving · relentless · demanding · hypercritical · nitpicking · fault-finding · overcritical · dissatisfaction
remorse
Guilt for wrongdoing
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- regretSorrow over past actions
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
soul-searching
Probing one's innermost feelings
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
learning
Gaining knowledge gradually
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- progressMovement toward improvement
accountability · humility · adaptation · resilience · maturation · refinement
exacting
Demanding great care
- unforgivingShowing no leniency
- overachieverOne exceeding all expectations
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
obsessive · striving · relentless · demanding · hypercritical · nitpicking · fault-finding · overcritical · dissatisfaction · inadequacy
- criticism typesconstructive, destructive, literary, peer review
- mental blocksmental block, procrastination, indecision, hesitation, holding back
- criticismreview, feedback, opinion, judgment, evaluation
- feedbackcomment, comments, constructive, complaint, reviews
- insecuritiesinsecurity, inadequacy, inferiority, inferiority complex, unworthiness
- self-reflectionjournaling, introspection, soul-searching, contemplation, reflective writing
self-criticismself-praise
Lauding one's own merits
self-congratulation · boasting · self-aggrandizement · self-flattery · bragging
self-criticismself-acceptance
Approval of oneself
self-compassion · self-forgiveness · self-love · self-justification · self-kindness
self, critical, criticism, critic, criticize, selfless, critique, self-esteem, selfhood