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title: "Quietly Self-Critical — Free self-esteem test"
url: "https://www.ellomind.com/tools/self-esteem/result/quietly-critical/"
description: "A harsh inner voice you've learned to live with. You carry a steady undercurrent of self-criticism, comparing, discounting compliments, being hard on yourself. It's so familiar it feels like the truth"
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Free self-esteem test · your result

# Quietly Self-Critical

You carry a steady undercurrent of self-criticism, comparing, discounting compliments, being hard on yourself. It's so familiar it feels like the truth, but it isn't. This voice can be softened, and you'd be surprised how much lighter things feel when it is.

What this usually looks like

* Comparing yourself and coming up short
* Brushing off compliments
* Being your own harshest critic

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Original ElloMind self-check. Not derived from any licensed instrument.