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Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
5 days ago

Some people who appear completely unbothered by criticism haven't stopped caring what others think. They've just moved the audience inside, and now they answer to a version of themselves that never gives them a day off - Silicon Canals

Internalized criticism often masquerades as resilience, leading to preemptive self-critique before external feedback is received.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
2 weeks ago

The version of you that exists in your best friend's memory and the version that exists in your own are so different that if they met, they might not recognize each other. And the distance between those two versions is usually the exact shape of whatever you refuse to believe about yourself. - Silicon Canals

Self-perception often conflicts with how others see us, revealing deeper issues of self-deception and internalized beliefs about who we are allowed to be.
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