Criticism

 

Do you have people in your life who criticize you?  We probably all do.  Some of them are very critical, judging us all the time.  Know that people who criticize a lot are fearful and judgmental of themselves also.  They hate to be criticized and will likely defend themselves with argument.  They criticize because they have low self-esteem and poor communication skills.  And they try to gain power over others by putting others down in order to feel better about themselves.  So remember this the next time you are being criticized and have gone into a fear space yourself.  Stand up for yourself and tell the criticizer that you don't like to be told what they don't like or want and that you would prefer to be asked for what they do want.  Then you can decide if you can give it to them.