Hi,
None of us enjoy getting criticized. It's human nature to enjoy being right and feel a sense of hurt and angry if someone finds fault or wrong in us. The thing is, we all need criticism, those who disagree with us truly help us grow. The ones who call us out, point out our weaknesses and flaws.
Tips to handle criticism
1. Listen and keep open mind
2. See what you can learn from criticism
3. Don't take things personally
4. Do not get defensive and start making excuses.
5. Say thank you and move on
Next Steps
consult me for anger management and handling critcism
Health Tips
Story therapy for anger management
Beautiful story for anger management😊
A monk decides to meditate alone, away from his monastery. He takes his boat out to the middle of the lake, moors it there, closes his eyes and begins his meditation.
After a few hours of undisturbed silence, he suddenly feels the bump of another boat colliding with his own. With his eyes still closed, he senses his anger rising, and by the time he opens his eyes, he is ready to scream at the boatman who dared disturb his meditation.
But when he opens his eyes, he sees it’s an empty boat that had probably got untethered and floated to the middle of the lake.
At that moment, the monk achieves self-realization, and understands that the anger is within him; it merely needs the bump of an external object to provoke it out of him.
From then on, whenever he comes across someone who irritates him or provokes him to anger, he reminds himself, “The other person is merely an empty boat. The anger is within me.”
Surround yourself to family, pets, music, plants, hobbies, whatever(happy is everywhere).
Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it.
We all need to live life to its fullest each day,
Be Happy 💐💐
Dr. Sampath MD, DNB
Psychiatrist
Positive Psychologist