Death/Dying Self Compassion
9 Dec 2010
A clinician explores when self-criticism helps versus hurts. The key question: can you actually do something about it? If yes, take action. If no, practice self-compassion and reach out for support.
A clinician explores when self-criticism helps versus hurts. The key question: can you actually do something about it? If yes, take action. If no, practice self-compassion and reach out for support.
Where is the line between encouraging our clients our patients to do no harm in the sense of blaming themselves or being hard on themselves and dealing with an unfinished business state with themselves or with others or states that may come up that are genuinely unresolved?
Well I think you've really answered it in your own question when there is really a chance that we can create benefit by being in a state of criticism then it's not harmful it's really it's beneficial when we are criticizing ourselves for something that we actually can do nothing about then it's creating harm so even reflecting that back to our clients on an ongoing basis if they are a critical type is just a very great practice to do and if we can impart that where they're thinking can I do anything about this that that's a great inquiry for them and when they find they can they go for it when they find they can't they're saying to themselves let me help myself and will you help me let.
