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It`s truly hard to listen to something bad about ourselves as it hurts our ego and makes us feel that we are not doing great. Most of us take criticism in that way only, but it has another side which if explored will be helpful for you in many ways. Criticism or feedback is basically asking someone to improve or change something. As it is human behavior, it can be painful, but it is necessary for our growth. We can`t hear bad things about ourselves and most of us start defending that leads to a stressful situation. Feedback or criticism if taken positively can help you in overall improvement.

We often feel as if our ego is bruised when we hear from our critics, and we reply to it defensively. Our ego is the main thing that takes us away from the real meaning of feedback or criticism. Once we get control over our ego, we can certainly feel the super change in our personality. It is a common belief that people who hate you are engaged in your criticism, but it`s not at all true, in fact, the people who love you and care you often criticize your bad things so that you can improve on that. They are concerned about your well-being and any issues with your life matters to them, so take criticism positively and feel the difference in your personality. The benefits of taking criticism effectively are abundant, and you can always learn something from that.

Criticism contributes to your life in many ways, and some of them are:

Personal Growth: Criticism helps in your personal growth as you can learn the practice of forgiving others that might otherwise leads to stress and frustration. Your critic`s challenges can open new ways for you as your thinking widens, and you test your potential to meet those challenges. You come out of your boundaries and apply fresh ideas in your work or personal life to make it even better.
 
Better Relationships:Taking criticism peacefully will improve your relationships. Your dear ones will be open to you as they know that you`ll not take them defensively, and it helps you in overall improvement. Let others criticize you and don`t fight with them as they will do so whenever they get time and space, you can`t stop anyone. Non-egoistic approach can make your life better.

Emotional Balance: Hearing to your critics peacefully enables you to control your anger and other destructive feelings. Hiding your emotions when someone talks bad about you is the hardest thing for anyone, but if you succeed in that, no one can hurt you easily. Controlling your emotions and feelings makes you stronger from inside.

Self-confidence: Listening to your weaknesses and accepting them is what only an honest person can do. Your critics will help you in recognizing your weaknesses and your constant efforts to improve on them enhances self-confidence.

So listen to what all your critics say and know the flaws that exist in you. Work on them and make your life enjoyable and peaceful.