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<speak> <emphasis level="strong">Practicing self-compassion- Examples of Fears, Blocks and Resistances to self-compassion (FBRs)</emphasis><break strength="x-strong"/> <break strength="x-strong"/> <emphasis level="strong">Examples of Fears, Blocks and Resistances to compassion (FBRs)</emphasis><break strength="x-strong"/> We constantly try to escape our pain and push away our distress, hence, we avoid taking care of ourselves.<break strength="x-strong"/> We judge our distress and refuse to accept it is there; “I should not be feeling this way!”<break strength="x-strong"/> I feel like I don’t deserve to be kind and forgiving towards myself.<break strength="x-strong"/> If I’m not tough on myself when I’m down, I’m not going to achieve anything.<break strength="x-strong"/> It’s easier for me to be self-critical than to be self-compassionate.<break strength="x-strong"/> If I show myself warmth and compassion I will become too soft and weak to deal with life.<break strength="x-strong"/> I have never showed compassion to myself, so I would not know where to begin to develop these feelings.<break strength="x-strong"/> <break strength="x-strong"/> <break strength="x-strong"/> <break strength="x-strong"/> </speak>