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109. Why are we so hard on ourselves?
The Psychology of your 20s
The Evolutionary Purpose of Negative Self-Talk and Social Comparison
Approval from others was historically necessary for acceptance and protection./nNegative self-talk is believed to have evolved from our instinct for in-group approval./nNegative self-talk is influenced by the default mode network in our brain./nThe default mode network helped people survive by aligning with group norms./nSelf-directed and critical negative self-talk is a survival mechanism./nSocial comparison fuels our inner critic and insecurities.
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