What is a more formal synonym for “beat yourself up”? ex. there is no need to beat yourself up over this,”

do not hold yourself to this degree  of accountability that it brings you to this degree of pity

"Don't be so hard on yourself" "Don't hold yourself to this degree"

Explanation:

dickinson punctuation and lines in her poems to establish a rhythm. each reader will naturally find themselves reading the poem in the same way. she uses the repeating question marks and exclamation points to convey the passion in her words. shelley uses punctuation to paint a picture in the reader's mind. for example, the ellipses after "stand in the dessert" evoke a silence, as it would feel in a deserted, old place.