self-critical

/sˈɛlfkɹˈɪtɪkəl/

/sˈɛlfkɹˈɪɾɪkəl/

self-critical

(of a person) having a tendency to constantly analyze one's past actions, resulting in extreme feeling of guilt or other negative sensations

Examples

1. The mirror tends to magnify our internal state, and looking at yourself without a clear intention often evokes self-critical inner dialogue as a default.

2. Always on the search for themselves, they can become overly self-absorbed, self-conscious and self-critical.

3. So whenever you are having one of those really self-critical thoughts, stop yourself actively.

4. Kardashev initially proposed that humanity was close to a Type I, but subsequent reclassifications have taken a more self-critical view.