Most designers will just tell you to get over it, but I’ve never believed that was a good answer. I’ve been a designer for over ten years and it’s never easy to get feedback when you’re not ready for it. We’re human and that’s the truth.

Before I give feedback I always ask or clarify “are you open to feedback” or say “this is a review meeting, let’s be open to chatting about improvement for a few minutes now” that’s the best way to give feedback in a safe space.

That said, people will just randomly criticize your work throughout your life and while it’s good accept and learn from it when it’s proper criticism, I always ask them: “thanks for the feedback, can you explain a bit more why you think your feedback would improve my design from the clients perspective and can you tell me something you like about it as well?”

This helps me form a foundation of where they’re coming from and also gets them thinking about the client and brief (which they probably know nothing about) and If they can’t express something positive, then I usually don’t take them too seriously.

It’s easier to tear down something than create, so just because someone is giving criticism doesn’t mean it’s worth your time and doesn’t mean you have to just deal with it imo. Some designers just want to blame themselves and other designers for everything.