The soul who is satisfied with himself is the manifestation of Satan, and the one who is not contented with himself is the manifestation of the Merciful.

If a person has a thousand good qualities he must not look at them; nay, rather he must strive to find out his own defects and imperfections....However much a man may progress, yet he is imperfect, because there is always a point ahead of him.

No sooner does he look up towards that point than he become dissatisfied with his own condition, and aspires to attain to that.

Praising one's own self is the sign of selfishness .-- Diary of Mirza Ahmad Sohrab, 1914.
Although we are commanded to recognize and sincerely repent of our sins, the practice of confession to priests and others is definitely forbidden.
Baha'u'llah says in the Glad Tidings:-- The sinner, when his heart is free from all save God, must seek forgiveness from God alone.

Confession before the servants (i.e.
before men) is not permissible, for it is not the means or the cause of Divine Forgiveness.