I used to be really brutal to myself... calling myself dumb and an idiot and all sorts of things.

Then I decided to stop berating myself, and to be kinder to myself. The funny thing is, I kind of miss beating up on myself. Maybe I'm a masochist or something... I guess I don't like to give myself a free pass on my various shortcomings.

Are you kind to yourself when you talk to yourself in your head? What kind of things do you say to yourself?