Is There a Cultural Aspect to Self-Critical and Judgment?

At the center of much of the teachings, mindfulness and otherwise is about self-critique and judgment. And it's a bit of the scratchy, prickly nature of the present moment as when we start to judge and critique that we're not good enough. "I was harder on myself before anyone else would be because somehow I was afraid of what would happen if they were harder on me than me"

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