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Why does mom always criticize every little thing a person does? i mean she looks and finds flaws in everyone and bring it up every chance she gets.

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Dr. Pamela Pappas answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Criticizing mom: I don't know specifically why your mother is criticizing others -- we'd need to ask her about it. However, many people who criticize others are very uncomfortable with themselves. They often point out the same flaws in others that they're anxious or ashamed about in themselves. Also, some depressed people have very negative outlooks, because the illness brings an unbalanced point of view.

Answered 4/3/2016

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Shielding Yourself: We think about the importance of becoming attached 2 people. But we don't much consider the survival value of detaching ourselves from those who relentlessly criticize us, hurt us. Accepting their limitations can be painful. (it can feel like we're losing something.) consider visualizing ur mom's critical words as flying shards of glass & imagine urself wearing a shield that protects u from them.

Answered 9/28/2016

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