I thought I was doing a puzzle. Turns out I was just practicing self-criticism. If you set fake standards, rush things that don’t need rushing, and somehow turn everything into a performance review, this isn’t discipline. It’s perfectionism. And perfectionism isn’t about high standards. It’s about abandoning yourself when you don’t meet them. If this felt a little too familiar, I made a free Self-Compassion Reboot on YouTube (angiehawkins808) for women who are tired of being hard on themselves j