self-recrimination
Harsh personal guilt
Self-recrimination is the act of blaming or criticizing oneself, especially harshly or persistently.
It goes beyond healthy self-reflection into punishing rumination: The self-recrimination kept her awake for hours.
Often appears after mistakes or moral failures, when someone becomes their own accuser and judge.
Attributing fault to oneself
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- penitenceRemorse for misdeeds
compunction · repentance · culpability · self-accusation · self-condemnation · mea culpa · guilt-ridden · pangs of conscience
Judging one's own failings
- self-reproachBlaming oneself for wrongdoing
- self-condemnationBlaming yourself for wrongdoing
- self-chastisementInflicting mental punishment on oneself
- faultfindingSeeking out imperfections
hypercritical · perfectionism · self-doubt · inner critic · self-deprecation · nitpicking · self-assessment · self-evaluation
Deliberately striking one's own body
- self-punishmentHurting oneself for wrongdoing
- mortificationIntense shame or embarrassment
- masochismPleasure derived from suffering
- penanceSelf-mortification for wrongdoing
self-denial · hair shirt · self-sabotage · self-destruction · self-harm · martyrdom · suffering
Anxiously dwelling on something
- overthinkingDwelling excessively on thoughts
- dwellingPlace of residence
- obsessingThinking about compulsively
- rehashingRevisiting previously discussed material
spiraling · fixation · preoccupation · intrusive thoughts · sleepless nights · replaying · second-guessing · what-ifs
self-blame
Attributing fault to oneself
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
penitence · compunction · repentance · culpability · self-accusation · self-condemnation · mea culpa · guilt-ridden · pangs of conscience · self-reproach
self-criticism
Judging one's own failings
- self-reproachBlaming oneself for wrongdoing
- self-condemnationBlaming yourself for wrongdoing
- self-chastisementInflicting mental punishment on oneself
faultfinding · hypercritical · perfectionism · self-doubt · inner critic · self-deprecation · nitpicking · self-assessment · self-evaluation · self-scrutiny
self-flagellation
Deliberately striking one's own body
- self-punishmentHurting oneself for wrongdoing
- mortificationIntense shame or embarrassment
- masochismPleasure derived from suffering
penance · self-denial · hair shirt · self-sabotage · self-destruction · self-harm · martyrdom · suffering
brooding
Anxiously dwelling on something
- overthinkingDwelling excessively on thoughts
- dwellingPlace of residence
- obsessingThinking about compulsively
rehashing · spiraling · fixation · preoccupation · intrusive thoughts · sleepless nights · replaying · second-guessing · what-ifs · hindsight
self-recriminationself-forgiveness
Granting yourself absolution
self-compassion · self-acceptance · self-love · self-kindness · self-pardon
self-recriminationblaming others
Assigning fault elsewhere
finger-pointing · scapegoating · externalization · blame-shifting · projection
self-recriminationletting go
Releasing one's grasp
absolution · making peace · moving on · closure · grace
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