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Receiving Critical Feedback
When someone points out something you did wrong, made a mistake, or could improve.
30-Second Summary
Feedback about your work is not rejection of you as a person. Your brain is conflating the two - it's lying to you right now.
Key Insight
The intensity of your reaction is about your RSD, not the severity of the feedback. A small correction can feel like catastrophic failure - that's the RSD talking.
One Thing To Do
Wait 24 hours before responding emotionally or making any decisions about your job/relationship with the person. The feelings will be less intense tomorrow.