Right, self-criticism in general just doesn’t get you anywhere, at least not anywhere positive.

I agree that is it very important to make yourself a priority because no one else can do it for you. Your health (and happiness!) is in your own hands.

In 1989, I visited a village in the mountain in the rural area of the Philippines. The ladies in the village was all quite fat, and a young lady I home stayed with was ashamed of herself for being thin. She said in their culture, it is considered good looking to be fat, and the fatter, the better. But then, in reality, her family still loved her, her boyfriend still loved her, so it should not have mattered in reality.

In both ways, I agree what is important is to put a priority on ourselves, our own happiness and health.