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Why self-compassion feels impossible with an overactive critical mind

My therapist says I need to practice self-compassion but I don't understand what that means when my brain feels like it is constantly attacking me.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The directive to be kind to oneself assumes access to gentle awareness that may be neurologically unavailable.

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