03/05/2026
When things go south, why is our first instinct to turn against ourselves? We use self-criticism just to cope, thinking that if we "expected" the mistake, it wouldn't sting.
Maybe itโs a defense mechanismโa way to feel like we saw it coming, so it wouldnโt hurt as much.
๐๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น. ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ, ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ป๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ.
๐ฅ: Christian Cervantes
