It is normal to forget about the successes and remembering every little mistake you have ever made. One of the causes of depressions and other issues is dwelling on mistakes which is why it is not important for us to do it. I am going to discuss the ways on how you can stop being so hard on yourself in this article. Making a mistake is one of the valuable parts of learning. You should not see it like you are the first one to make a mistake because they are done by everyone. In many cases, mistakes happen when you mess up something or when you do not know how to do something. The most important thing is what you take away from the mistakes.
When we make mistakes, we learn how to do things so that we may not repeat the mistakes. When you make mistakes, you also learn valuable knowledge like learning to do things the right way. The experiences should be remembered rather than dwelling on mistakes. When you do that, you will avoid repeating the same mistake next time. You should not compare yourself with other people if you would like to stop being hard on yourself. You will always be hard on yourself when you compare yourself with other people. You do not know what they go through or the mistakes that have done in the past for them to be where they are today and because of that, you should not compare yourself with other people. You should not compare yourself with other people because some of them even invested for a long time for them to be successful.
Instead of comparing the goals of other people, you should set targets s that you may achieve your goals. Your identity should not be made from your past because everybody changes. If you are learning and growing, you are not the same person you were last month. You should not base your identity on someone you used to be because of that reason. In the past you may have made some mistakes, and they should not be the things that define you. Ways on correcting mistakes you have made will always be found also if some of them were repeated.
If you would like to stop being hard on yourself, the other thing you should do is being objective about your thoughts and emotions. Looking at your thoughts and emotions objectively is not an easy thing. When you are hard on yourself, you should ask yourself if you would say those things to another person. It will be a good sign to stop being hard on yourself if you cannot say those things to them.