Does Childhood Criticism REALLY Shape Who We Are?

Parental criticism can deeply impact a child's self-worth, leading to low self-esteem and a belief in their unworthiness of love and respect. This often manifests in behaviors such as poor eye contact, a slumped posture, and difficulty advocating for themselves. Criticized children may develop perfectionism, striving for impossible standards to avoid further disapproval, and engaging in harsh negative self-talk that mimics their caregivers' criticism. They struggle to accept compliments, often downplaying their achievements, and may become hyper-critical of others, normalizing derisive communication. Additionally, they can become hyper-defensive, constantly anticipating and defending against criticism, and may turn to people-pleasing, sacrificing their own needs to avoid negativity. Excessive self-reliance, social anxiety, constant comparisons, frequent apologizing, trust issues, and difficulty regulating emotions are also common consequences, reflecting the deep and lasting effects of a critical upbringing.

Daniel J. Fox, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist in Texas, international speaker, and a multi-award-winning author. He has been specializing in the treatment and assessment of individuals with personality disorders for over 20 years in the state and federal prison system, universities, and in private practice. His specialty areas include personality disorders, ethics, burnout prevention, and emotional intelligence.

He has published several articles and books in these areas and is the author of:

BPD Guided Journal: Journal: Your Space to Release Intense Emotions, Nurture Self-Compassion, and Take Charge of Borderline Personality Disorder. Available at: https://shorturl.at/Ta5Dj

The BPD Card Deck: 50 Ways to Balance Emotions and Live Well with Borderline Personality Disorder. Available at: www.shorturl.at/jBHJV

Complex Borderline Personality Disorder: How Coexisting Conditions Affect Your BPD and How You Can Gain Emotional Balance. Available at:
https://rb.gy/hdyqyy

Antisocial, Narcissistic, and Borderline Personality Disorders: A New Conceptualization of Development, Reinforcement, Expression, and Treatment. Available at: https://tinyurl.com/2anv8dww

The Borderline Personality Disorder Workbook: An Integrative Program to Understand and Manage Your BPD. Available at: https://goo.gl/LQEgy1

Antisocial, Borderline, Narcissistic and Histrionic Workbook: Treatment Strategies for Cluster B Personality Disorders (IPBA Benjamin Franklin Gold Award Winner): https://goo.gl/BLRkFy

Narcissistic Personality Disorder Toolbox: 55 Practical Treatment Techniques for Clients, Their Parents & Their Children (IPBA Benjamin Franklin Silver Award Winner):: https://goo.gl/sZYhym

Dr. Fox has given numerous workshops and seminars on ethics and personality disorders, personality disorders and crime, treatment solutions for treating clients along the antisocial, borderline, narcissistic, and histrionic personality spectrum, emotional intelligence, managing mental health within the prison system, and others. Dr. Fox maintains a website of various treatment interventions focused on working with and attenuating the symptomatology related to individuals along the antisocial, borderline, narcissistic, and histrionic personality spectrum (www.drdfox.com).

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00:00 Introduction
00:49 Parental Criticism
01:30 Thirteen Traits Associated with Parental Criticism
01:41 Low Self Esteem
02:55 Perfectionism
04:50 Negative Self Talk
06:16 Difficulty Accepting Compliments
07:58 Being Hypercritical of Others
09:13 Hyper-defensive Attitudes
10:09 People Pleasing
11:40 Self-Reliance
13:25 Social Anxiety
14:49 Comparison
16:59 Constant Apologizing
18:02 Trust Issues
19:18 Difficulty Regulating Emotions
20:21 What To Do About It?
21:15 Recognizing “Family In The Head”
22:25 Keep at it!