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Psychology
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

Self-Judgment: How We Get It Wrong and How It Hurts Us

Self-judgments are often negatively biased, and negative experiences weigh more in the brain, but cognitive reappraisal and emotional tolerance can retrain them.
fromPsychology Today
3 months ago

Why Self-Compassion Is the Secret to Good Health

Humans are programmed to be more negative than positive. Back in the day, focusing on what disaster may befall us was the best way to survive. Now, those negative thoughts are not related to survival, but can get in the way of health and well-being. Ironic. Often, negativity is aimed at ourselves. We may not have a positive view of our capabilities, our potential, or our ability to rebound after a disappointment or failure.
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