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Why New Year's resolutions often lead to self-criticism

Every New Year's Eve I make these big resolutions and by February I've broken all of them and I feel worse about myself than when I started.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The cultural pressure to transform at arbitrary moments sets up a cycle of aspiration and self-judgment that deepens existing shame.

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