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beat oneself up

Fig. to be overly critical of one's behavior or actions; to punish oneself with guilt and remorse over past actions. (Not a physical beating. Fixed order.) It's over and done with. There's no need to beat yourself up. He's beating himself up over his role in the accident.

See also: beat, up