Relax, you haven’t been fired. How to get better at accepting negative feedback

If you find yourself panicking every time your manager gives you feedback, here’s what you can do.

Criticism is never fun to get, because it reflects something that you could have done better. Even the people who are best able to take criticism constructively will feel a little pang when they are faced with an initial complaint about something they have done. But, some people find criticism particularly difficult to take and can obsess over any evidence that they have done something wrong.