How to Respond to Self-Blame & Inner Criticism
These quotes can be used as self-talk scripts, journaling prompts, or affirmations to interrupt shame and self criticism.
When you slip into self-blame and inner criticism, these quotes can be used as self-talk scripts, journaling prompts, or affirmations to interrupt shame and replace it with compassion and truth.
“Their leaving says more about their capacity than my worth.”
“I was a child trying to get love, not a problem to be fixed.”
“No amount of goodness or perfection could have made them emotionally available.”
“I deserved love that didn’t have to be earned.”
“They left because they couldn’t stay, not because I wasn’t worth staying for.”
“Their choices came from their pain, not my behavior.”
“The child I was did nothing wrong. The adult I am is learning to believe that.”
“My needs were human, not wrong.”
“They couldn’t give me something they never got.”
“Their avoidance was about their own fear, not my value.”
“They didn’t want to leave me; they couldn’t face themselves.”