Self-Critical
What is Self-Critical?
Harsh internal judgment about your financial decisions, past and present. Your inner critic focuses relentlessly on money mistakes. This self-criticism drains energy better spent on constructive action.
When you might feel self-critical
Self-Critical is a specific form of regretful, which itself is a type of guilty. You might experience this feeling in situations where guilty is present, particularly when the circumstances align with the nuances that define self-critical.
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