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Key takeaways from Why We Don’t See Ourselves Clearly

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We feel like we can’t handle any outside criticism or feedback, because our critical inner voice gets ahold of these statements and turns them into attacks.

Because the emotions being stirred are so deeply tied to our past, we often feel overly fearful of specific feedback.

We may even exaggerate or misinterpret what a partner, friend, coworker, etc. is saying to make it fit with an old, hurtful sense of identity

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