QUIZ: How Self-Compassionate Are You?
(Published with permission of Dr. Kristin Neff) Read each statement, and then answer YES or NO. When I fail at something important to me, I become consumed by feelings of inadequacy. I try to be understanding and patient toward those aspects of my personality that I don't like.
The way you treat yourself MATTERS!
Imagine you witness the following scene: a small child, maybe, your friend’s son or daughter, your niece or nephew or even your own kid, is learning to ride a bike. He is fully entrenched in the experience, excited, trying his best, laughing but then suddenly he loses
Practice of self-compassion
Researchers on self-compassion L.Shapira & M. Mongrain found out that speaking kindly to yourself as a good friend just for a week (!!!) decreases depression symptoms and increases feelings of happiness even after 3 & 6 months’ intervals after the “intervention”. It’s possible to start with little steps,