<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # The cruelest judge is often the one in the mirror.... > The cruelest judge is often the one in the mirror. Self-criticism can be more relentless than any outside critic, so learning to stop doing this to yourself is an essential step toward peace. **Source:** [[livestreams/Interrupting the Internal Voice of Abuse - Workbook|Interrupting the Internal Voice of Abuse]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The cruelest judge is often the one in the mirror. Self-criticism can be more relentless than any outside critic, so learning to stop doing this to yourself is an essential step toward peace.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-cruelest-judge-often-step-toward-peace ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->