When someone criticizes us, and it hurts, it’s usually because we have the same criticism of ourselves. If we don’t, it just doesn’t land that hard on us. We may feel sad that they think that, but if the criticism doesn’t resonate with us, it won’t trigger our emotions. On the other hand, if we unconsciously have that same judgment of ourselves, we will often become offended or hurt. We become defensive about what we’re not accepting in ourselves. The best thing to do when that happens is to go within and…
Feel our feelings.
