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While we often extend compassion and kindness to others, we find it challenging to offer the same to ourselves. In our own times of suffering or pain, we can become our harshest critics. Instead of kindness, we bombard ourselves with negative thoughts: “You are not good enough,” “You are a loser,” “Nobody likes you,” “See, I told you, you are a mistake and a failure.” These self-condemnations are deeply painful.