One thing I tell myself when I hit an emotion or feeling I just can’t shake, gnaws at me, I tell myself it will pass. I try to recall something I felt negative or self-critical about, maybe I said something wrong, said it the wrong way, or something not the way I intended. I recall how intense and bothersome it felt at the time and how irrelevant and distant it feels now.
I try to tell myself, that whatever I’m feeling right now will also fade and be forgotten. Helps… a little.