Self-Criticism: How much and how often.

Self Criticism is important to a point, but some people become self-loathing individuals.  This is a problematic series of events because to improve yourself, you must first identify the things that you want to change.  Take some time to think about the things that you don't like about yourself and resolve to change them.  If not today, when?  If not soon, then ever?

Now that you've taken the time to do that, give yourself a break.  Don't berate yourself.  There is too much berating in society, it breaks down the self-worth of people.  Don't let people stomp on your sense of self-worth.  You are a worthwhile individual.  Believe that about yourself.  Give it some time to sink in.

Don't become a self-loather.  They are cruel to everyone.  It happens lots of ways, sometimes it's people's family, sometimes their friends turn on them, sometimes women leave them, sometimes they have a hard time achieving the sucess for themselves that they intend, sometimes the TV endlessly berates their position.  But they become self loathers.  How do I know?

I used to be one myself.