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Similarly, by setting unrealistically high standards for ourselves and getting so upset when we fail to meet them, we can subtly reinforce feelings of supremacy associated with having such high standards in the first place.
— Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Dr. Kristin Neff
我昨天还和朋友哭,说因为抑郁症的原因我现在的标准变得很低,白天醒着,能做几件事,就很好了。但我现在看到这本书,我在想,标准很低为什么是件坏事。 然后我脑子里就冒出来三个字,”没出息“。这是谁的声音? 是啊,我们所在的社会教育我们,给自己的标准太低,是一件可耻的事情,是”没出息“……
In fact, in our cross-cultural study we found that people had the highest levels of self-compassion in Thailand and the lowest in Taiwan, with the United States falling in between.
— Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Dr. Kristin Neff
If they ever investigated mainland China... I bet it's gonna be lower than Taiwan... I want to cry here...
in Taiwan—where there is a strong Confucian ethic there is also a strong belief in self-criticism as a motivating force. The Confucian ideal is that you should criticize yourself in order to keep yourself in line—focusing on meeting the needs of others instead of yourself.
— Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Dr. Kristin Neff
I realise I never did an #Introduction when I moved here. I'm a final year #PhD student at the University of #Leicester & I'm interested in #Perfectionism, #SelfCompassion, #QualityOfLife & #IntuitiveEating in the context of #KidneyDisease & #KidneyTransplant.
I'm a #Wheelchair user with #EhlersDanlosSyndrome & have an #AssistanceDog called Reuben. I'm #Queer, sickeningly happily married, passionately anti-Tory & have been accused of being a "disgusting #Socialist" which I... didn't mind.