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LESSON 2 · The Confidence Project

PAUSE TO THINK

How does your brain react to harsh self-criticism?

It fires the same threat response as a physical attack

Brain scans suggest self-criticism trips the fight-or-flight alarm, treating you as your own attacker. Self-compassion does the reverse: it calms that threat response instead of amplifying it.

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